Sue Hamilton(1945-1969)
- Actress
Lovely, petite, and adorable blonde Sue Hamilton was born Karen Sue
Levitt on November 14, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York. Hamilton originally planned on being a farmer. Although her parents wanted her to enroll at USC, Sue decided instead to forego college and embarked on a successful modeling
career. Hamilton was the Playmate of the Month in the April, 1965 issue
of "Playboy;" she used the name Sue Williams for this pictorial and at
4' 11" has the distinction of being one of the shortest women to ever
pose for "Playboy." Following her Playmate stint Hamilton briefly
worked as a secretary/receptionist at a film-processing firm in
Burbank, California. A scout for American International Pictures
spotted a photo of Sue in a magazine ad. Hamilton signed a long-term
multi-movie contract with the studio. She made her film debut with a
small part in "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini." Sue acted in a handful of
movies for American International Pictures. Sue Hamilton died from a
self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest at age 23 on September 2,
1969. She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles,
California.
