Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II · Arts & Literature
Lyricist - Collaborated with Richard Rodgers
1895, New York City, USA — 1960, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
United States
Oscar Hammerstein II is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Lyricist - Collaborated with Richard Rodgers
Hammerstein was the lyricist and librettist whose partnership with Richard Rodgers produced 'Oklahoma!', 'Carousel', 'South Pacific' and 'The Sound of Music', integrating song and story to transform American musical theatre. He won two Pulitzer Prizes and multiple Oscars and Tonys. He was of Jewish paternal descent; his grandfather, impresario Oscar Hammerstein I, was a German-Jewish immigrant.
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Source: Great American Songbook
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Lyricist - Collaborated with Richard Rodgers
Source: Great American Songbook
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