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Nancy Ames

The daughter of old Washington and Diplomatic Society in the Nation’s Capitol, Nancy graduated from The Holton-Arms School before going to Bennett College in Millbrook, NY. She finished her academics as one of 12 chosen American girls to live and study for 2 years in Europe. Her performing career included the Broadway stage, television, recordings, mega-showrooms, supper clubs, and concerts. Her television years began on NBC’s “That Was the Week That Was” where she was the show’s singing and acting signature “TW3 Girl”. For the next 12 years, she was a guest headliner on Ed Sullivan, Hollywood Palace, The Tonight Show, and the gamut of star-hosted Variety Shows such as The Andy Williams Show, Johnny Cash Show, Kraft Music Hall, Dean Martin Show, Bob Hope Show, Jerry Lewis Show, Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Red Skelton, The Bell Telephone Hour, Laugh In and too many others to mention, until the late 70’s. When she moved to Houston, she hosted her own “Nancy Ames Show”, a daily variety/talk show on the NBC affiliate for five years.

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Nancy Ames (born September 30th 1937 as Nancy Hamilton Alfaro) is an American folk singer and songwriter. She regularly appeared on the American version of the television series 
She was born in Washington, DC. She is the granddaughter of Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro (1882–1971), who served as President of Panama from 1931 to 1932. The daughter of a physician, she grew up in Washington. She attended Holton Arms College and Bennett College, both of them for girls. By 1964 she was married to Romanian hypnotist Triaian Boyer. By 1968, they had divorced. After the divorce with Boyer, she got married to jay Riviere, a golf course designer, whom she also later divorced. 

Her performing career included the Broadway stage, television, recordings, supper clubs and concerts. 

Her “on camera” television years included starring on NBC TV’s “That Was the Week That Was” as the show’s singing and acting signature “TW3 Girl”,12 years as a guest headliner on Ed Sullivan, Hollywood Palace and the gamut of star-hosted
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Biography

  • Born

    30 September 1937 (age 87)

  • Born In

    Washington, D.C., United States

This American singer first came into public eye singing the theme to the US version of the British television program "That Was The Week That Was" in 1964-1965. She hit the lower reaches of the charts in 1966 with "He Wore the Green Beret" and "Cry Softly." Of Panamanian descent (born Nancy Alfaro), she also released two latin-themed albums that were re-released in the new millenium.

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