George Hamilton (musician)
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George "Spike" Hamilton was a popular bandleader
who led a band based at the Biltmore Hotel
in Los Angeles
. Among the musicians in the band included Ray Robbins, Spike Jones
and Leighton Noble. In the 1930s, he appeared in the movie Gift of Gab
. He also appeared in a 1937 short film entitled Sunday Night at the Trocadero
. Hamilton also developed a perfume called "White Shoulders".
His first wife was Ann Stevens, formerly Mrs. William Potter, with whom he had two sons, David Hamilton and actor George Hamilton
. His second wife was June Howard.
who led a band based at the Biltmore Hotel
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
The Millennium Biltmore Hotel, originally named the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel of the Biltmore Hotels group, is a luxury hotel located on Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Upon its grand opening in 1923, the Los Angeles Biltmore was the largest hotel west of Chicago, Illinois in...
in Los Angeles
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. Among the musicians in the band included Ray Robbins, Spike Jones
Spike Jones
Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and other Warner Brothers cartoon characters, performed a drunken, hiccuping verse for 1942's "Clink! Clink! Another Drink"...
and Leighton Noble. In the 1930s, he appeared in the movie Gift of Gab
Gift of Gab (film)
Gift of Gab is a 1934 black-and-white film released by Universal Pictures. Edmund Lowe stars as a man with the "Gift of Gab" — he can sell anyone anything. The film costars Ruth Etting, Ethel Waters, Victor Moore, and Gloria Stuart, and features Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi.Ruth Etting sings...
. He also appeared in a 1937 short film entitled Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Sunday Night at the Trocadero is a 1937 short film directed by George Sidney. It appears as a special feature on the DVD version of the Marx Brothers' AFI Top 100 Film, A Night at the Opera. Cameos by dozens of then-Hollywood luminaries make this interesting viewing....
. Hamilton also developed a perfume called "White Shoulders".
His first wife was Ann Stevens, formerly Mrs. William Potter, with whom he had two sons, David Hamilton and actor George Hamilton
George Hamilton (actor)
George Stevens Hamilton is an American film and television actor.-Early life:Hamilton was the youngest son of bandleader George "Spike" Hamilton and his first wife, Ann Stevens . He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and lived in Blytheville, Arkansas...
. His second wife was June Howard.