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This year we’re celebrating the 80 th anniversary of Rodgers & Hammerstein! In July 1942, the Theatre Guild announced – and The New York Times shared – that Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were teaming up for their first collaboration: a musical adaptation of Green Grow the Lilacs. That musical would eventually become Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Oscar Hammerstein II. Writer: State Fair. 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). He twice won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his songs "The Last Time I ...
Oscar Hammerstein II nació en la ciudad de Nueva York el 12 de julio de 1895 en una familia que trabajaba en teatro. Su padre, William, dirigía un teatro de vodevil, mientras que su abuelo, Oscar Hammerstein I, era un famoso empresario de ópera. El tío de Hammerstein, Arthur, fue un exitoso productor de musicales de Broadway.
Hammerstein served as a mentor to Alan Jay Lerner, and had an especially close relationship as mentor to the young Stephen Sondheim. His best lyrics are characterized by an outer simplicity and inner depth of feeling, as well as a sharp attention to character. Oscar Hammerstein II died on August 23, 1960 at Highland Farms, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 - 1960) fue un guionista y compositor de Estados Unidos conocido por Sonrisas y lágrimas, El rey y yo, Magnolia, Carmen Jones, La feria del Estado, El rey y yo, The Sound of Music (TV), Cinderella (TV), Cenicienta (TV) y La furia del oro negro
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.
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.
