George Hamilton reveals he lost his memory after surgery

George Hamilton has a new romance and is reflecting on life, revealing to us that he lost his memory after an undisclosed surgery and had to read his own biography to remember who he is.

Hamilton, who celebrated his 87th birthday on Wednesday, told us that around four or five years ago he came out of an operation “not knowing who I was.” While the doctors said the condition would last a few days, he tells us it took him years, leading the famously bronzed actor to grapple with profound questions about identity.

“I had to read my own biography to learn who I was,” he exclusively told Page Six.  “And I had to think, ‘Do I like this person?’ I read it through several times and looked at things from my past and I wasn’t sure if I had done them.”

Hamilton published his memoir “Don’t Mind If I Do: My Adventures in Hollywood,” in 2008.

The “Crime and Punishment, USA” star told us that the memories that came back most vividly were from his childhood, “and memories of manners and kindness and people who were together. Resiliency.”

Hamilton also told us a story about his brother, interior designer William “Bill” Potter Hamilton, saying he had surrounded himself with objects and materialism. However, when Hamilton asked him what he would do differently, William told him “I would love more.”

The experiences have led the debonair actor to focus more on values.

“Other things have come and gone, but kindness and good manners and optimism and belief in something more important than our egos is something people probably don’t think I think about, but it’s most important to me at this age,” he told us.

He continued, “You realize those are the things that are the vauable things in life once you have lived it. You don’t want to learn it too late.”

The quintessential Hollywood ladies’ man, who was previously linked to philanthropist Kelly Day, tells us he shares these values with his current girlfriend, socialite Katherine Bryan, whom he has been dating for a year and a half.

Hamilton gushed of Bryan, a psychologist and writer, “She’s great.  Best thing is we bring a lot of fun into each other’s life . . . There is a shorthand in our relationship.” He ticked off numerous traits he admires, calling Bryan, “a great hostess and an incredibly nice human being.”

“Her consideration for other people is extraordinary,” he said. “Her family, her friends—she keeps a tight group with her that just adore her and they’ve been kind enough to accept me. You bring with you into any relationship your world and if someone isn’t part of it or doesn’t like it, you can’t exist; you need them as well as their friends to like you. Her world is so much fun.”

And Hamilton is still very much in the entertainment business. He’s working on an upcoming one man show with Bryan’s son, esteemed author and writer George Gurley. We hear the pair are cooking up a show about the “Love at First Bite” actor’s life that they are hoping to perform in Palm Beach this winter. The duo are also working together on a sequel to Hamilton’s memoir.

Hamilton was previously married to Alan Stewart and has one child with Kimberly Blackford. He had a high-profile dating life, which included romances with Elizabeth Taylor, Vanessa Redgrave and President Lyndon B. Johnson’s daughter, Lynda Bird.

Bryan was previously married to Shelby Bryan.