Lois Hamilton's Death
Born (Birthday) October 14, 1952
Death Date December 23, 1999
Age of Death 47 years
Cause of Death Drug Overdose
Profession Model
The model Lois Hamilton died at the age of 47. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
One of the most famous Ford Models of the 1970s, she was photographed for the covers of such fashion magazines as Mademoiselle and Cosmopolitan and appeared in advertising campaigns for Hermes, Clairol, and Chanel, among other brands. Also an actress, she appeared in episodes of such popular series as Three’s Company and The Dukes of Hazzard.
Born Lois Aurino, she grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She died at the age of forty-seven after over-dosing on sleeping pills in her Rio de Janeiro hotel room.
On December 23, 1999, Hamilton locked herself in her hotel room at the Sheraton Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Apparently depressed over her lingering injuries from an auto accident earlier in the year, she took a fatal overdose of sleeping pills. She was 47 years old. She is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.