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George Hamilton
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August 12, 1939 in Memphis, TN
Biography:Actor "George Hamilton" got his start in high school dramatics. Movie-star handsome, Hamilton played the lead in his very first film, "Crime and Punishment USA" (1959). While his acting talent was barely discernible in his earliest effort, Hamilton steadily improved in such MGM films as "Home From the Hill" (1960), "Where the Boys Are" (1960), "Light in the Piazza" (1961). He was at his best in a brace of biopics: in Warner Bros.' "Act One" (1963) he played aspiring playwright Moss Hart, while in "Your Cheatin' Heart" (1965), he registered well as self-destructive C&W singer Hank Williams. His much-publicized mid-1960s dating of President Johnson's daughter Lynda Bird was unfairly written off by some as mere opportunism, a calculated ploy to buoy up a flagging career. In fact, it did more harm than good to Hamilton: by 1969, movie roles had dried up, and he was compelled to accept his first TV-series... Full Biography
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