- In 1972 she and her then husband became the new owners of Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood home. They hired a contractor to replace the roof and remodel the house, and the contractor discovered a sophisticated eavesdropping and telephone tapping system that covered every room in the house. The components were not commercially available in 1962, but were--in the words of a retired Justice Department official--"standard FBI issue."
This discovery lent further support to claims of conspiracy theorists that Marilyn had been under surveillance by the Kennedys and/or the Mafia. The new owners spent $100,000 to remove the bugging devices from the house. - The last commercial on American television for cigarettes aired on January 1, 1971 at 11:59 p.m. EST during a break of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). The commercial was for Virginia Slims and featured Hamel.
- Offered the role of an original Angel in the TV series Charlie's Angels (1976). She declined and Jaclyn Smith was cast instead.
- Former fashion model, discovered by Eileen Ford.
- Attended Temple University
- Named on 'Us" magazine's "Best Dressed" list for 1983.
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