3 4 ), ▁One ▁for ▁the ▁M oney ▁( 1 9 3 9 ), ▁Two ▁for ▁the ▁Show ▁( 1 9 4 0 ) ▁and ▁Three ▁to ▁Make ▁Re ady ▁( 1 9 4 6 ). ▁In ▁her ▁book , ▁Storm y ▁We ather : ▁The ▁Music ▁and ▁L ives ▁of ▁a ▁Century ▁of ▁Jazz w omen , ▁L inda ▁D ahl ▁quoted ▁Hamilton ▁as ▁saying , ▁" The ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁show ▁is ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁show ." ▁D ahl ▁added , ▁" The ▁rev ues ▁she ▁wrote , ▁ch ock - full ▁of ▁tal ented ▁unknown s ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁stars , ▁pulled ▁in ▁ch ick ▁New ▁York ▁aud ien ces ." ▁ ▁Hamilton ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ly ric ist ▁for ▁the ▁popular ▁song , ▁" How ▁High ▁the ▁Moon ." ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Hamilton ▁was ▁the ▁lif el ong ▁partner ▁of ▁legend ary ▁actress ▁Kath ar ine ▁Corn ell . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Hamilton ▁won ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Document ary ▁Fe ature ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁Helen ▁K eller ▁in ▁Her ▁Story ▁( 1 9 5 4 ), ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁that ▁award . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Nancy ▁Hamilton ▁Pap ers , ▁ 1 9 2 7 - 1 9 7 2 , ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Billy ▁Rose ▁Theatre ▁Division , ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library ▁for ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Nancy ▁Hamilton ▁Pap ers , ▁ 1 8 6 2