Hale Hamilton | |
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Born | Hale Rice Hamilton February 28, 1880
Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | May 19, 1942
Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged 62)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1901–1940 |
Spouse(s) |
Jane Oaker (m.1901–div.1912) Myrtle Tannehill (m.1912–div.1920) Grace La Rue (m.1920) |
Hale Rice Hamilton (February 28, 1880 – May 19, 1942) [1] was an American actor.
Hamilton was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1880. (His birth year is sometimes listed as either 1879 or 1883.) His brother was politician John Daniel Miller Hamilton. [2]
Hamilton's Broadway debut was in Don Caesar's Return (1901). [3]
He was married to three actresses, Jane Oaker, Myrtle Tannehill, and Grace La Rue. Tannehill sued Hamilton, accusing him of being lured away from her by La Rue. [4]
He filed bankruptcy in 1937. [2]