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Date of Birth
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12-July-1895
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Place of Birth
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New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein, Mr. Oscar Hammerstein, Oscar Hammerstein 2nd, Ockie, Oscar Hammerstein, Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II, Oscar Hammerstein Jrs, Oscar Hammerstein 2nd, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein, ×וסקר גרילי ×§×œ× ×“× ×™× ×’ המרשטיין, ×וקי
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Profession
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Writer, Record producer, Songwriter, Theatrical producer, Theatre Director, Playwright, Librettist, Lyricist, Screenwriter, Music Director
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Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for singers and jazz musicians. He co-wrote 850 songs. Hammerstein was the lyricist and playwright in his partnerships; his collaborators wrote the music. Hammerstein collaborated with composers Jerome Kern, Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml, Richard A. Whiting and Sigmund Romberg; but his most famous collaboration, by far, was with Richard Rodgers, which included The Sound of Music.
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