Donald Lester (Hammar) Hanmer (1919 - 2003)

Born 17 Oct 1919 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Husband of Susan Tucker (Huntington) Hanmer — married 1950 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Died 24 May 2003 at age 83 in Monterey, Monterey, California, United States

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Biography

Don Hanmer was an American actor. He began on the Broadway stage. He also appeared on television and in films.

Donald Lester Hammar was born on October 17, 1919, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States. His father was Morris J. Hammar and his mother was Cora U. Anderson.^[1] He changed the spelling of his last name to Hanmer.

Don served his country in World War II as a private in the United States Army Air Corps.^[2]

He married twice. His first wife was actress Jocelyn P. Brando (1919-2005), the sister of actor Marlon Brando, Jr. There was one male child from this union.

Secondly he married Susan Tucker (Huntington) Hanmer (1923-2004).^[3]

Donald Lester Hamner died at the age of eighty-three years on May 24, 2003, in Monterey, Monterey County, California. His earthly remains are buried at Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, Monterey County, California.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N779-177 : 18 May 2016), Donald Lester Hammar, 17 Oct 1919; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 33712, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,308,906.
2. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8G4-CCC : 5 December 2014), Donald L Hanmer, enlisted 22 Apr 1942, Chicago, Illinois, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLS5-K9XB : 19 June 2017), Donald Hanmer and Susan Stevens, 1950, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States; from Reclaim the Records, The NYC Marriage Index (http://www.nycmarriageindex.com : 2016); citing New York City Clerk's Office.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7523347/don-hanmer : accessed 12 March 2022), memorial page for Don Hanmer (17 Oct 1919–24 May 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7523347, citing Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, Monterey County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave .

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ3C-NZC : accessed 4 September 2019), Donald Hamner in household of Alfred Anderson, Chicago Ward 8, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States; citing ED 483, sheet 13A, line 45, family 279, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 317; FHL microfilm 1,820,317.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4MX-F5L : 28 July 2019), Don Hanmer, Ward 42, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103-2689, sheet 90B, line 66, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1006.

• Wikipedia contributors, "Don Hanmer," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Don_Hanmer&oldid=914416923 (accessed September 18, 2019).

• Wikidata: Item Q3035789, en:Wikipedia

• IMDb for actor Don Hanmer: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358449/

• IBDB Broadway credits for actor Don Hanmer: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/don-hanmer-98434

• Memorial: "Billion Graves"
  Monterey City - Cementerio El Encinal, 798 Fremont Street, Monterey California 93940, United States
  BillionGraves memorial (accessed 11 June 2023)
  Memorial page for Donald L. Hanmer (1919-2003); Transcribed by defiebre, Oct 9, 2015; Photographed by BenjaminsEagleProject, Sep 7, 2015.