Sonya Urick is the daughter of the iconic singer and actor Ed Ames. Sonya Urick’s father gained popularity for playing Mingo in the television series Daniel Boone. He was the leader of the singing group the Ames Brothers who sang “When the Snow is on the Roses.” He also sang on the single “My Cup Runneth Over.”  He had several solo hits in America during the sixties, where his albums also sold well. He left a mark on popular culture in the ’50s and ’60s.

Sonya Urick: Bio Summary

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Ed Ames was born on July 9, 1927, in Malden, Massachusetts to Jewish parents Sarah (Zaslavskaya) and David Urick (aka Eurich), who had emigrated from Ukraine. He was the youngest of nine children. Information related to the age, date of birth, and the exact place of birth of Sonya is unknown. This information has not been made available to the public.

Sonya Urick’s parents got married in 1947 and Sonya was one of the three children that the marriage produced. The other two are  Ronald Urick and Linda Urick. Though her parents’ marriage started on a good note, things took a different turn after they were together for about years. The couple divorced on October 5, 1973, in Santa Monica, California.

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Ed joined brothers Vic, Joe, and Gene to form the Ames Brothers singing group.

Sonya’s father as a young man, Ames joined brothers Vic, Joe, and Gene as to form the legendary singing group, the Ames Brothers. Together the brothers scored several pop hits in the ’50s, including the double-sided single “Rag Mop” and “Sentimental Me” and RCA Victor releases “It Only Hurts For a Little While” and “The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane.”

Their 1959 album The Ames Brothers Sing the Best in the Country includes covers of “Tennessee Waltz,” “Riders in the Sky,” “San Antonio Rose” and Hank Williams’ “Jambalaya (On the Bayou)” and “Your Cheatin’ Heart.” The Ames Brothers singing group disbanded in the early ’60s, this made Ed to pursue an acting career. His earliest credits included off Broadway productions of The Fantasticks and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, plus a national touring version of Carnival.

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Though he was the Jewish son of Ukrainian immigrants, Ames got cast as Mingo, the Native American friend of TV’s Daniel Boone. The show skyrocketed the fame of Sonya’s father. Ames became skilled at throwing tomahawks: a talent he showed off during a 1965 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

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Sonya Urick’s father is 96 years old as of 2023. He got married to his second wife Jeanne Arnold Saviano in 1998. At the age of 47, Ames, saying “I am a secular Jew, but I feel strongly about Israel and the Jewish communities of Europe“, became president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Zionist Organization of America.

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