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Oscar Hammerstein II was born on July 12, 1895 in New York City. His father William was a theatre manager and, for many years, director of Hammerstein’s Victoria, the most popular vaudeville theatre of its day. His uncle, Arthur Hammerstein, was a successful Broadway producer and his grandfather, Oscar Hammerstein, a famous opera impresario.
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and director in musical theater for nearly 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for vocalists and jazz musicians. He co-wrote 850 songs.
12 de jul. de 2022 · Adam Gopnik writes about a collection of Oscar Hammerstein II’s letters, and how the correspondence casts light on the iconic Broadway lyricist and librettist’s mastery of the theatrical ...
Oscar Hammerstein II was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and musical theatre director from New York City. He won a total of 8 Tony Awards for his best known works, "South Pacific" (1949), "The King and I" (1951), and "The Sound of Music" (1959).
Hammerstein also served as a mentor to Alan Jay Lerner, and to Steven Sondheim, who met Hammerstein when he was still very young. Sondheim credits his success with the lyrics to West Side Story to Hammerstein's influence and guidance. Oscar Hammerstein II died of stomach cancer on August 23, 1960, at his home in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Oscar Hammerstein II was born in 1895 in New York City. His father, William, was a theater manager and for many years director of Hammerstein’s Victoria, the most popular vaudeville theater of its day. His uncle, Arthur Hammerstein, was a successful Broadway producer and his grandfather, Oscar Hammerstein, a famous opera impresario. Hammerstein started writing […]
Oscar Hammerstein (1948) Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (* 12.Juli 1895 in New York City, New York; † 23. August 1960 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania) war ein US-amerikanischer Musical-Produzent, Librettist und Liedtexter
