Christine Gossett(1912-2005)
- Actress
Born Christine Mae in Chickasha, Oklahoma, to Tip and Orrie Gossett and
the last surviving and youngest of three children. She had two
brothers, William Thomas Gossett of Birmingham, MI and Wayne I. Gossett
of Rancho Santa Fe, California. Mr. and Mrs. Gossett owned and operated
hotels in Oklahoma and then in Salt Lake City, Utah. A beautiful woman,
aspiring to be an actress, Gossett moved with her family to Salt Lake
City, and attended the University of Utah but, after moving to
Hollywood, California, eventually found herself under contract to 20th
Century Fox Studios where she met her future husband of 55 years and
became Mrs. Leon Ames in 1938. Christine Ames became a devoted
housewife to Leon and mother to Shelley in 1940 and to Leon, Jr. in
1943. The Ames family lived in Studio City, California, for well over
30 years and, in addition to the acting profession of her late husband,
Leon, she served as president of their family owned car dealerships,
originally coined Gossett-Ames Ford in Studio City. Leon and Chris Ames
moved to Corona del Mar in 1978 where they enjoyed a warm and
comfortable retirement until the death of Leon in 1993. Christine
remained in their home the remainder of her life. Christine Gossett
Ames passed away peacefully October 27, 2005 in Corona del Mar,
California.
