Joe Hamilton (producer)

Joe Hamilton (producer)

Infobox actor
name = Joe Hamilton
imagesize = 200px
birthname = Joseph Henry Hamilton, Jr
birthdate = January 6, 1929
location = Los Angeles, California, USA
deathdate = death date and age|1991|6|9|1929|1|6
deathplace = Los Angeles, California, USA
yearsactive =
spouse = Gloria Hartley
Carol Burnett 1963-1984
Lee Troggio 1991
emmyawards = Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (Executive Producer)
1972 "The Carol Burnett Show"
1974 "The Carol Burnett Show"
1975 "The Carol Burnett Show"

Joseph Henry Hamilton (January 6 1929 – June 9, 1991) was an American television producer and actor.

Starting out as a comedian, Hamilton was spotted by actress Carol Burnett. He worked with her on both the short-lived CBS variety show "The Entertainers" and her long-running eponymous series as executive producer and composer of its theme song. [cite web | title=The Carol Burnett Show | url=http://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/themePages/carolBurnettShow.html | work=ClassicThemes.com | publisher=The Media Management Group | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-04-28] Hamilton made one brief acting appearance, as Duke Reeves on "Mama's Family".

Hamlton won five Emmy Awards, the first for "The Garry Moore Show", which featured Burnett. He is the composer of the theme song of the 1970s

His first marriage was to Gloria Hartley and they had eight children. [cite news | title=Joe Hamilton, 62, a Top Producer Of Television Specials, Is Dead | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE4DC1638F931A25755C0A967958260 | work=The New York Times | author=Glenn Fowler | date=12 June 1991 | accessdate=2008-04-28] Hamilton married Burnett on May 4, 1963. They had three children together before they divorced in 1984. His third marriage was to Lee Troggio in 1991. Hamilton died from cancer in 1991. He is buried in "Holy Cross Cemetery".

Hamilton was the brother of television actress Kipp Hamilton.

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