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Oscar Hammerstein

Oscar Hammerstein II probably contributed more than any other single person to the evolution of the American musical comedy from simple entertainment to a complex and sophisticated art form.

He was born on July 12, 1895 in New York City into a family prominent in show business. His grandfather, the first Oscar Hammerstein (1846-1919) was an important opera producer, active into his grandson's teenage years. His uncle Arthur was a Broadway producer. And his father William was the manager of a vaudeville theater, the Victoria, in Manhattan.

Oscar Hammerstein II studied at Columbia University, where he wrote and acted in student shows. He went on to get a law degree from the Columbia Law School, but soon after graduation he abandoned law for the theater, where he started his career as an assistant stage manager for his producer uncle Arthur Hammerstein.

He quickly became known as a writer of books and lyrics for musicals, mostly at first in the operetta style. His first big success, collaborating with co-writer Otto Harbach, who was some twenty years Hamm

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Getting to Know Him: A Biography of Oscar Hammerstein II

This is the first authorized biography of one of America's best-loved lyricists, Oscar Hammerstein II. To write this book, the author was given exclusive use of Hammerstein's archives, which cover his entire life, and the right to tape the personal recollections of Dorothy Hammerstein and the five children. In addition, the author has included firsthand stories and anecdotes from personal interviews with many of Hammerstein's illustrious colleagues, including Stephen Sondheim, James Michener, Irving Berlin, Agnes de Mille, Pearl Buck, Mary Martin, Joshua Logan, Jerome Robbins and Dorothy and Richard Rodgers. Clifton Fadiman once wrote, "The Hammerstein family is to the American theatre what the Adams family is to American politics and is equally worth the study." And here in this book is all the color and glamor that was a part of young Oscar's formative years, from the Victoria (the vaudeville theater that was famous before the palace) that his father ran, where songs and freak acts (including a woman who murdered her

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Oscar Hammerstein II

American librettist (1895–1960)

For his collaborative work with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein. For his grandfather, see Oscar Hammerstein I.

Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (; July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) 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.

He is best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, as the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, whose musicals include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Flower Drum Song, and The Sound of Music. Described by Stephen Sondheim as an "experimental playwright",^[1] Hammerstein helped bring the American musical to new maturity by popularizing musicals that focused on stories and character rather than the lighthearted entertainment that the musical had been known for beforehand.

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