Oscar Hammerstein
Librettist • Songwriter • Theater Director
Birth Date: July 12, 1895
Death Date: August 23, 1960 — 65 years old
Birth Place: New York, New York
Renowned lyricist of numerous Broadway musicals and show tunes whose collaborators included Jerome Kern and George Gershwin. Hammerstein's long-term association with Richard Rodgers produced numerous hit plays and films.
Credits
Renée Fleming Feat. Rob Fisher & the BBC Concert Orchestra: Rodgers - The Sound of Music
Composer
Show
2018
An Evening
Original Music
Movie
2013
Love's Labour's Lost
Songs
Movie
2000
Oklahoma!
Writer (Book)
Movie
1999
The King and IStream
Writer
Movie
1999
The Sound of MusicStream
Writer (Stage Musical)
Movie
1965
South PacificStream
Writer (Play)
Movie
1958
The Mike Wallace Interview
Guest
Show
1957
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Writer
Movie
1957
The King and IStream
Writer (Play)
Movie
1956
Oklahoma!Stream
Executive Producer
Movie
1955
Carmen JonesStream
Writer (Book)
Movie
1954
What's My Line?Stream
Guest
Game Show
1950
Sunny
Writer (Play)
Movie
1941
High, Wide and Handsome
Screenwriter
Movie
1937
Show Boat
Screenwriter
Movie
1936
The Flame Song
Screenwriter
Movie
1934
Viennese Nights
Screenwriter
Movie
1930
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