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George Hamilton(1901-1957)

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Songwriter ("Bye Bye Pretty Baby"), composer and conductor, educated at Dartmouth College. He led the Barbary Coast Orchestra, and conducted the Chicago Opera orchestra for four years and hotel orchestras throughout the United States. Joining ASCAP in 1944, his other popular-song compositions include "Wild Honey", "Here Comes Your Pappy", "Lovely While it Lasted", "I Feel Sorry for the Poor People", "There's Never Been a Love Like Ours", "Hat Check Girl", "You Can Say That Again", and "Iowa Corn Song".
BornJanuary 13, 1901
DiedMarch 31, 1957(56)
BornJanuary 13, 1901
DiedMarch 31, 1957(56)
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Known for

Ed Sullivan in Toast of the Town (1948)
Toast of the Town
7.9
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child"/"Dock Of The Bay" (medley))
Independent Lens (1999)
Independent Lens
8.1
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("I Can't Give You Anything But Love")
Groucho Marx in Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
4.6
Short
  • Songwriter
  • 1937

Credits

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  • Joan Davis, Jack Haley, Martha Holliday, Gene Krupa, and Ethel Smith in George White's Scandals (1945)
    George White's Scandals
    5.6
    • Songwriter (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Groucho Marx in Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)
    Sunday Night at the Trocadero
    4.6
    Short
    • Songwriter
    • 1937

Soundtrack



  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"
    • 2003
  • Ed Sullivan in Toast of the Town (1948)
    Toast of the Town
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child"/"Dock Of The Bay" (medley)
    • 1968
  • The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956)
    The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Iowa Corn Song" (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Marlene Dietrich, Jean Arthur, and John Lund in La scandaleuse de Berlin (1948)
    La scandaleuse de Berlin
    7.3
    • writer: "Iowa Corn Song" (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Groucho Marx in Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)
    Sunday Night at the Trocadero
    4.6
    Short
    • performer: "Cuban Pete"
    • 1937
  • Chips of the Old Block
    5.5
    Short
    • writer: "Bye, Bye Pretty Baby" (uncredited)
    • 1928

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Spike Hamilton
  • Born
    • January 13, 1901
    • Newport, Vermont, USA
  • Died
    • March 31, 1957
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Ann Potter Hamilton(divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • George Hamilton
  • Relatives
    • George Hamilton Jr.(Grandchild)

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  • Trivia
    Orchestra conductor, known for his "Music Box Music."

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  • When did George Hamilton die?
    March 31, 1957
  • How old was George Hamilton when he died?
    56 years old
  • Where did George Hamilton die?
    New York City, New York, USA
  • When was George Hamilton born?
    January 13, 1901
  • Where was George Hamilton born?
    Newport, Vermont, USA

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