10 Facts About Peggy Hamilton

Peggy Hamilton was the editor of a fashion column in The Los Angeles Times and a fashion commentator on the radio.

Peggy Hamilton grew up as a member of high society in Los Angeles from the age of 10.

Peggy Hamilton studied fashion in New York and Buenos Aires.

Peggy Hamilton began her career as a designer in New York City in the 1910s, only to move to Los Angeles to work for the Triangle Film Corporation shortly after.

Peggy Hamilton designed many dresses for Hollywood silent actresses in the 1920s and 1930s, including Gloria Swanson, Myrna Loy, Norma Shearer, Dolores del Rio, Joan Crawford, Betty Davis, and Greta Garbo.

Peggy Hamilton designed a dress whose pattern matched the ceiling of the ballroom inside the Biltmore Hotel painted by muralist John B Smeraldi for its dedication in 1923.

Peggy Hamilton was the editor of the fashion column in The Los Angeles Times from 1921 to 1934.

Peggy Hamilton was a radio commentator on fashion from 1929 to 1933.

Peggy Hamilton was married six or seven times, including John Quincy Adams IV, a descendant of President John Quincy Adams.

Peggy Hamilton resided in Hollywood, where she died of cancer on February 26,1984, at age 90.