Dorothy Hamill Biographical Sketch

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Biographical Sketch
Dorothy Hamill

Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skater, Olympian, trainer, and celebrity. Chalmers and Carol Hamill gave birth to Dorothy in Chicago, Illinois on July 26, 1956. Shortly after Dorothy was born her family moved to Greenwich Connecticut where she grew up. She first started skating at a young age of only eight. She loved skating so much she woke up every morning at 4:30 a.m. to practice. She was only twelve years old when she won the Novice Ladies United States Championship.
Meanwhile, when she was older first she married and divorced the singer and actor Dean Paul Martin. They were married not once, but twice, they were together for only two years. Then came Kenneth Forsythe, they were married and had