Oscar Hammerstein II

Songwriter

Oscar Hammerstein II was born in New York City, New York, United States on July 12th, 1895 and is the Songwriter. At the age of 65, Oscar Hammerstein II biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
July 12, 1895
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, United States
Death Date
Aug 23, 1960 (age 65)
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
Profession
Film Producer, Librettist, Lyricist, Record Producer, Screenwriter, Songwriter, Theater Director, Writer
Oscar Hammerstein II Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

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Oscar Hammerstein II Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Education
Columbia University (BA)
Oscar Hammerstein II Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Myra Finn ​ ​(m. 1917; div. 1929)​, Dorothy Blanchard Jacobson ​ ​(m. 1929)​
Children
3 biological children, including James, 2 stepchildren, including Susan Blanchard
Dating / Affair
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Parents
Willie Hammerstein (father)
Siblings
Oscar Hammerstein I (grandfather), Arthur Hammerstein (uncle), Stella Hammerstein (aunt), Elaine Hammerstein (cousin)
Oscar Hammerstein II Career

After quitting law school to pursue theater, Hammerstein began his first professional collaboration, with Herbert Stothart, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel. He began as an apprentice and went on to form a 20-year collaboration with Harbach. Out of this collaboration came his first musical, Always You, for which he wrote the book and lyrics. It opened on Broadway in 1920. In 1921 Hammerstein joined The Lambs club.

Throughout the next forty years, Hammerstein teamed up with many other composers, including Jerome Kern, with whom Hammerstein enjoyed a highly successful collaboration. In 1927, Kern and Hammerstein wrote their biggest hit based on Edna Ferber's bestselling eponymous novel, Show Boat, which is often revived, as it is considered one of the masterpieces of American musical theater. "Here we come to a completely new genre—the musical play as distinguished from musical comedy. Now ... the play was the thing, and everything else was subservient to that play. Now ... came complete integration of song, humor and production numbers into a single and inextricable artistic entity." Many years later, Hammerstein's wife Dorothy bristled when she overheard someone remark that Jerome Kern had written "Ol' Man River". "Indeed not", she retorted. "Jerome Kern wrote 'dum, dum, dum-dum'. My husband wrote 'Ol' Man River'."

Other Kern–Hammerstein musicals include Sunny, Sweet Adeline, Music in the Air, Three Sisters, and Very Warm for May. Hammerstein also collaborated with Vincent Youmans (Wildflower), Rudolf Friml (Rose-Marie), and Sigmund Romberg (The Desert Song and The New Moon).

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