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Oscar Hammerstein II: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born July 12, 1895 • New York City • New York
Died August 23, 1960 (aged 65) • Pennsylvania
Awards And Honors Tony Awards • Grammy Award (1960) • Academy Award (1946) • Academy Award (1942) • Pulitzer Prize (1940)
Notable Works “Carousel” • “Oklahoma!” • “Show Boat” • “South Pacific” • “The King and I” • “The Sound of Music”

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Composer Richard Rodgers, seated at a piano, poses with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein, who stands beside him, both wearing suits in a 1944 black-and-white portrait.
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Stephen Sondheim smiling at the camera, wearing a light blue shirt and a brown plaid jacket at the Paramount Theatre.
Stephen Sondheim
American composer and lyricist
Composer Richard Rodgers, seated at a piano, poses with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein, who stands beside him, both wearing suits in a 1944 black-and-white portrait.
Richard Rodgers
American composer
Loesser, Frank
Frank Loesser
American composer and lyricist
Marvin Hamlisch seated at a grand piano, wearing glasses and a dark shirt, with orchestral instruments and music stands visible in the background.
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer, pianist, and conductor
Irving Berlin with his hands on a piano's keyboard.
Irving Berlin
American composer
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Alan Jay Lerner
American screenwriter and songwriter
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James Kirkwood
American actor and author
Alan Menken smiling, wearing glasses, a black shirt, and a dark pinstripe jacket, with a blurred background, 2010.
Alan Menken
American composer
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Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter
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Russel Crouse
American dramatist
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Joshua Logan
American director and producer
Neil Simon
Neil Simon
American dramatist
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George S. Kaufman
American playwright and journalist
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Ira Gershwin
American lyricist
Abbott, George
George Abbott
American director
Moss Hart
Moss Hart
American playwright
Andrew Lloyd Webber wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, standing in front of a blurred crowd at the Golden Globe Awards.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
English composer and theatrical producer
Tim Rice in 1989 wearing a flat cap, bow tie, and jacket, looking slightly to the side.
Tim Rice
English lyricist
Barbra Streisand in 2010, wearing a layered necklace and a black jacket, with straight shoulder-length hair, smiling slightly at an event.
Barbra Streisand
American singer and actress
Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner
American dramatist

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