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Dorothy Hammerstein (born Dorothy Marian Kiaora Blanchard; 7 June 1899 – 3 August 1987) was an Australian-born American interior designer and decorator. She was the second wife of the lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II.
4 de ago. de 1987 · Dorothy Blanchard Hammerstein, a former New York interior designer and the widow of the lyricist and librettist Oscar Hammerstein 2d, died in her sleep yesterday at her home in Manhattan....
Mary Martin and Jim Hartz interview Dorothy Hammerstein, widow of legendary songwriter Oscar Hammerstein II, in this rare 1982 TV interview. Mary also sings...
Dorothy Hammerstein was born on 7 June 1899 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. She was an actress, known for What's Wrong with the Women? (1922), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) and Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music (1985). She was married to Oscar Hammerstein II, Henry I. Jacobson and Thomas William Meikle.
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II ( / ˈhæmərstaɪn /; July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in musical theater for nearly 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song.
5 de ago. de 1987 · Aug. 5, 1987 12 AM PT. Dorothy Blanchard Hammerstein, once one of the most renowned interior designers in the nation and a founder with Pearl Buck of Welcome House, which arranges the adoption...
Oscar met Dorothy Blanchard Jacobson in 1927 on a shipboard crossing from New York to England. They fell passionately in love—as his letters attest. They divorced their spouses and married in 1929, remaining together until Oscar’s death in 1960.
