par Julian Sancton August 24, 2009, 5:11 PM
Semi-retired from jouer la comédie at the age of 70, George Hamilton is happy being remembered for his suntan, his gleaming teeth, and his reputation as a Hollywood Zelig. His autobiography, Don’t Mind if I Do, released in paperback in May, reveals how he left his modest Arkansas roots to make it as an actor, and how he spun the illusion of a glamorous lifestyle out of whole cloth. This week, a new movie called My One And Only—starring Renée Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, and 17-year-old Logan Lerman as a precocious George coming into his own—dramatizes a chapter...
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