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Sydney Hamilton (1896 - May 31, 1974) was a vaudeville actress. [1]
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Sydney Hamilton (1896 - May 31, 1974) was a vaudeville actress. [1]
She was born in 1896.[ where? ] She married Oliver Morton Trumbull and they had one child, Robert Oliver Trumball who worked as a reporter for the New York Times. [2] She died on May 31, 1974, in Sydney, Australia. [1]
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