Joe Hamilton (producer)
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Joe Hamilton | |
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 Hamilton at left with Fred Allen as a member of The Skylarks in 1954, the group was part of the cast | |
| Born | Joseph Henry Hamilton Jr. January 6, 1929 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 1991 (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City |
| Spouse(s) | Gloria Hartley
(m. 1948; div. 1963)Sandy Troggio (m. 1991) |
| Children | 11, including Carrie, Jody and Erin |
| Relatives | Kipp Hamilton (sister) |
Joseph Henry Hamilton Jr. (January 6, 1929 – June 9, 1991) was an American television producer and actor.
Career[]
Beginning his career as a singer and composer with a vocal group, The Skylarks, Hamilton became the producer of The Garry Moore Show in 1958, where actress Carol Burnett was a regular. With The Skylarks, he appeared on many early television programs, including Dinah Shore's.[1] He also appeared in two 1964 episodes of The New Phil Silvers Show. He worked with Burnett on the short-lived CBS variety show The Entertainers and her long-running eponymous series as executive producer and composer of its theme song.[2] He made one brief appearance (albeit on a poster) as Duke Reeves on Mama's Family.
Hamilton won five Emmy Awards, the first for The Garry Moore Show, which featured Burnett.
Hamilton also wrote Burnett's famous theme song, which she sang to end her show each week, “I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together”.
Personal life[]
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Hamilton was the brother of television actress Kipp Hamilton.
Hamilton’s first marriage (April 10, 1948 – 1963), to Gloria Hartley, produced eight children.[1]
He married Carol Burnett on May 4, 1963. They had three children, including Carrie Hamilton, before divorcing in 1984.
He married Sandy Troggio in 1991, before dying of cancer that same year on June 9.
He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Television[]
- Sea Hunt (1960) - Season 2, Episode 5
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Glenn Fowler (12 June 1991). "Joe Hamilton, 62, a Top Producer Of Television Specials, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "The Carol Burnett Show". ClassicThemes.com. The Media Management Group. 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
External links[]
- Joe Hamilton at IMDb
- American television producers
- American male composers
- Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
- Deaths from cancer in California
- 1929 births
- 1991 deaths
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American composers
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century American male musicians