January 24, 1968 - The Daily Kent Stater (LIII)
HOLLYWOOD (AP)--Next season television's Daniel Boone will have to prowl the wilderness without his Oxford-educated Indian pal, Mingo, Ed Ames is cutting out on his own.
Ames made the announcement recently: He will not return for a Nith season of "Daniel Boone," in which he stars with Fess Parker. Whether or not the series itself will be back has not yet been decided, but Its ratings this year seem to be good enough to warrant a return.
Why would an actor pull out of a successful television series?
Ames explained: "The simple truth is that the show has served its purpose for me. It performed the very valuable function of providing tremendous exposure for me over a four-year period, The placing of my name before a hugh audience week after week was an enormous advantage to my ca-reer.
"On the other hand, 1 believe I was of some assistance to *Dantel Boone.' I did a great number of personal appearances to help plug the series. And I think that Mingo was a strong character that contributed to the effectiveness of the show. But now It's time to move on."...
Ames made the announcement recently: He will not return for a Nith season of "Daniel Boone," in which he stars with Fess Parker. Whether or not the series itself will be back has not yet been decided, but Its ratings this year seem to be good enough to warrant a return.
Why would an actor pull out of a successful television series?
Ames explained: "The simple truth is that the show has served its purpose for me. It performed the very valuable function of providing tremendous exposure for me over a four-year period, The placing of my name before a hugh audience week after week was an enormous advantage to my ca-reer.
"On the other hand, 1 believe I was of some assistance to *Dantel Boone.' I did a great number of personal appearances to help plug the series. And I think that Mingo was a strong character that contributed to the effectiveness of the show. But now It's time to move on."...