KIPP HAMILTON

'Kipp Hamilton' (born 'Rita Hamilton') was an American actor born August 16, 1935 in Los Angeles, California. Professionally, Kipp is best known for the role of Pleasure O' Riley on the sitcom ''Bewitched''. She is also known as for being the sister of producer Joe Hamilton and the sister-in-law of Carol Burnett.

Contents

Early Career

Personal Life

Later Years

Death

References

External links

Early Career

During her early life, Kipp was a beauty pageant contestant, winning Miss Optometry in New York in March of 1953. In October of 1955, she was named "Deb Star of 1955" along with Cathy Crosby, Anita Ekberg, Lilian Montevecchi, Jody Lawrence, Mara Corday, Lori Nelson, Tracey Morgan, Marisa Pavan, and Gloria Thomas.http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show.php?id=116 With little acting experience, she managed to make her debut in the 1955 movie, ''Good Morning Miss Dove'', playing Jincey Baker. Throughout the late 1950s and 1960s, Kipp would go on to land roles on shows like, ''77 Sunset Strip'', ''The Texan'' and ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E'' and continued modeling for many contemporary magazines. In 1965, Kipp landed her most notable acting role as Pleasure O' Riley in ''Bewitched''.

Personal Life

Hamilton dated Frank Sinatra, actors Eric Fleming and Chris Robinson. She was also linked to screenwriter/producer Sy Bartlett and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Kipp was reportedly engaged to Zimbalist, but the two never married.
Kipp's brother, producer Joe Hamilton, married Carol Burnett, on May 4, 1963, a marriage that she disapproved of. Kipp moved in with Joe's ex-wife Gloria and their eight children in protest of the marriage. The union would eventually end in divorce in 1983.

Later Years

Hamilton as 'Singer' in ''War of the Gargantuas

In 1970, Kipp appeared in sci-fi movie, ''War of the Gargantuas''. Hamilton was recommended for the part by her brother Joe.^[1] The director auditioned her, and she was hired for the part of a singer in the film. After filming, ''War of the Gargantuas'', Kipp appeared onscreen for the last time in an episode of ''The Virginian''. Soon after, Kipp Hamilton disappeared from the general public. Little is known about her life after she gave up her acting career.

Death

Kipp died on January 29, 1981 in Los Angeles, California from unknown causes. Cancer is a possible cause considering her brother and her niece died of the disease, but there is no evidence to support this claim. Another rumor is that Kipp committed suicide, but her family and friends reported no signs of depression. An official cause of death has never been reported or confirmed.

References

1. http://www.historyvortex.org/SapersteinInterview.html

External links

★ Kipp Hamilton at IMdb

★ Kipp Hamilton at Glamour Girls

★ Kipp Hamilton at TV.com

★ Kipp Hamilton at Rotten Tomatoes

★ Kipp Hamilton at Find a Grave

★ Kipp Hamilton singing ''The Words Get Stuck In My Throat''