Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960), born Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein, was an American writer, producer, and director of musicals for almost forty years. He was twice awarded an Oscar for "Best Original Song," and much of his work has been admitted into the unofficial Great American Songbook. He worked mostly in collaboration with Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern and then, most famously, with Richard Rodgers. Quotes If you become a teacher, by your pupils you'll be taught. "Getting to Know You", The King and I (1956). I hand him a lyric and get out of his way. On his partnership with Richard Rodgers, widely quoted, for example in http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/rodgers_hammerstein.html Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II 2007-12-12 2004 About He's a meticulously hard worker and yet he'll roam the grass of his farm for hours and sometimes for days before he can bring himself to put a word on paper. Richard Rodgers, quoted in http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/rodgers_hammerstein.html Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II 2007-12-12 2004 I beg your pardon. My husband wrote "Ol' Man River." Jerome Kern wrote "da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da." Dorothy Hammerstein, irritated at a woman who neglected her husband's contribution to Show Boat See also Oklahoma (1955 film) Carousel External links 0358564 Category:Playwrights from the United States Category:Songwriters from the United States Category:Jews from the United States Category:1895 births Category:1960 deaths Category:People from New York City