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Joe Hamilton | |
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 Hamilton at left withFred Allen as a member ofThe Skylarks in 1954, the group was part of theJudge for Yourself cast | |
| Born | Joseph Henry Hamilton Jr. (1929-01-06)January 6, 1929 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 1991(1991-06-09) (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City |
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| Children | 11, includingCarrie Hamilton andErin Hamilton |
| Relatives | Kipp Hamilton (sister) |
Joseph Henry Hamilton Jr. (January 6, 1929 – June 9, 1991) was an Americantelevision producer andactor.
Hamilton began his career as a singer and composer with a vocal group,The Skylarks. With The Skylarks, he appeared on many early television programs, includingDinah Shore's.[1] He became the producer ofThe Garry Moore Show in 1958, where actressCarol Burnett was a regular. He also appeared in two 1964 episodes ofThe New Phil Silvers Show.
Hamilton appeared in several episodes ofThe Andy Griffith Show as a bystander who made fun of Deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts). He worked with Burnett on the short-livedCBSvariety showThe Entertainers and herlong-running eponymous series,The Carol Burnett Show, as executive producer and composer of its theme song.[2] After Burnett's show concluded, he was executive producer of the 1982Eunice TV movie. He also served as executive producer ofThe Tim Conway Show in 1980–81.
Hamilton was a catalyst behind the creation ofMama's Family. Despite the character of Thelma "Mama" Harper's death in the movie, the show centered around Mama, and ran for 30 episodes on NBC (from 1982 to 1984), and subsequently for 100 more episodes in syndicated version, produced independently forLorimar Telepictures (from 1986 to 1990). He made one brief appearance (albeit on a poster) on the show as Duke Reeves.
Hamilton won fiveEmmy Awards, the first forThe 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”.
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Hamilton was the brother of television actressKipp Hamilton.[3]
Hamilton's first marriage (April 10, 1948 – 1963), to Gloria Hartley, produced eight children.[1]
He marriedCarol Burnett on May 4, 1963. They had three children, includingCarrie Hamilton, before divorcing in 1984.[4] He married Sandy Troggio in 1991, before dying of cancer that same year on June 9.
He is buried inHoly Cross Cemetery.
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