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- David Hamilton was born on April 15, 1933 in London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Laura (1979), Bilitis (1977) and A Summer in Saint Tropez (1983). He was married to Mona Kristensen and Gertrude. He died on November 25, 2016 in Paris, France.
- SpousesGertrude (divorced)
- Famous photographer.
- In October 2016, French presenter Flavie Flament accused him of raping her in 1987, when she was 13 years old. In November 2016, French magazine L'Obs published anonymous accounts from three other former models affirmed to have been raped by Hamilton.
- Son-in-law of the Belgian actor Oswald Versyp.
- At age 20, he went to Paris, where he worked as a graphic designer for Peter Knapp of Elle magazine. After becoming known and successful, he was hired away from Elle by Queen magazine in London as an art director.
- His signature soft focus style was called the "Hamilton Blur", which was erroneously thought to be achieved by smearing Vaseline on the lens of his camera.
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