- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGoodman Aiskowitz
- Nicknames
- Goody
- Ace
- Goodman Ace was born on January 15, 1899 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Perry Como Show (1948), Ruthie on the Telephone (1949) and I Married a Woman (1958). He was married to Jane Ace. He died on March 25, 1982 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseJane Ace(1928 - November 11, 1974) (her death)
- Wife Jane Sherwood acted under the name Jane Ace.
- Radio and television comedy writer, director, and actor.
- Goodman and Jane Ace's NBC and CBS radio show "The Easy Aces" (1930-1945) was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1990.
- Creator of CBS Radio's "You Are There" (1947-1950).
- Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith; pg. 3-4. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387.
- [what he wanted inscribed on his tombstone] No flowers, please. I'm allergic.
- A good play, a good radio show, or a good television program is a marriage of the talents of performer and writer. But if the bride never sees the groom and the marriage is never consummated---well, you know what that makes the brain child.
- Before each game, an announcement is made that anyone interfering with or touching a batted ball will be ejected from the park. Please advise Mr. Mize that this doesn't apply to him. [referring to Johnny Mize, an inept fielding baseball player]
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