Creator Bio
Oscar Hammerstein
1895–1960
Lyricist and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II was born in New York City and attended Columbia University. One of his first achievements was the musical Show Boat (1927), which he created with the composer Jerome Kern. After several years in Hollywood, Hammerstein returned to New York, where his partnership with composer Richard Rodgers led to the production of Broadway’s finest musicals including Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), and The King and I (1951). Many of Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s joint works were adapted into films.
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