| Gordon Hamilton | |
| Birth Date: | 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
| Death Date: | 14 February 1959 |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Occupation: | Ballet dancer |
| Nationality: | Australian |
Gordon Hamilton (1918 – 14 February 1959) was an Australian ballet dancer.
Gordon Hamilton was born in Sydney in 1918. Hamilton trained with Mischa Burlakov aged 18,[1] and then Leon Kellaway.[2]
Hamilton's first role was in 1937, in the First Australian Ballet's production of Carnaval as Moya Beaver's partner.[2] He later moved to London.
Hamilton created roles in Robert Helpmann's Hamlet (1942), Miracle in the Gorbals (1944) and Adam Zero (1966); and in Roland Petit's Les Demoiselles de la nuit (1948) and Carmen (1949).[2]
Hamilton gave Ninette de Valois her famous nickname, Madam, when he created the role of an aging butterfly hunter in Promenade in 1943.[3]
In 1954, Hamilton was appointed ballet master with the Vienna State Opera.[1]
Hamilton died on 14 February 1959 in Paris.[4]