Nancy Hamilton (July 27, 1908 - February 18, 1985) was an American
actress, playwright, lyricist, director and producer.Nancy Hamilton
was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, July 27, 1908, daughter of
Charles Lee Hamilton and Margaret Miller Marshall. She was educated at
Miss Dickinson's School in Sewickley, at the Sorbonne, and received a
B.A. from Smith College in 1930.At Smith, Hamilton was active in the
theater and was president of the school's Dramatic Association her
senior year. She caused a bit of a scandal at the college with And So
On, a tropical revue that she wrote and directed. Billy J. Harbin, Kim
Marra and Robert A. Schanke, in their book The Gay & Lesbian
Theatrical Legacy: A Biographical Dictionary of Major Figures in
American Stage History in the Pre-Stonewall Era, wrote, "She
[Hamilton] had received special permission from the president of this
women's college to hire men to play in the show's orchestra. On
opening night the audience was scandalized when it was discovered that
Hamilton had incorporated many of the men into onstage
scenes.":180After a period of amateur acting and producing in
Pittsburgh and Montclair, New Jersey, she moved to New York City in
1932 and leased a large apartment with an assortment of women friends.
For a short time she worked for Stern's Department Store and then for
RKO Pictures as a spy checking audience reactions and reporting on
vaudeville acts.
actress, playwright, lyricist, director and producer.Nancy Hamilton
was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, July 27, 1908, daughter of
Charles Lee Hamilton and Margaret Miller Marshall. She was educated at
Miss Dickinson's School in Sewickley, at the Sorbonne, and received a
B.A. from Smith College in 1930.At Smith, Hamilton was active in the
theater and was president of the school's Dramatic Association her
senior year. She caused a bit of a scandal at the college with And So
On, a tropical revue that she wrote and directed. Billy J. Harbin, Kim
Marra and Robert A. Schanke, in their book The Gay & Lesbian
Theatrical Legacy: A Biographical Dictionary of Major Figures in
American Stage History in the Pre-Stonewall Era, wrote, "She
[Hamilton] had received special permission from the president of this
women's college to hire men to play in the show's orchestra. On
opening night the audience was scandalized when it was discovered that
Hamilton had incorporated many of the men into onstage
scenes.":180After a period of amateur acting and producing in
Pittsburgh and Montclair, New Jersey, she moved to New York City in
1932 and leased a large apartment with an assortment of women friends.
For a short time she worked for Stern's Department Store and then for
RKO Pictures as a spy checking audience reactions and reporting on
vaudeville acts.
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