Hammerstein, Oscar
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| born on | 12 July 1895 at 04:30 (= 04:30 AM ) | ||||
| Place | New York, New York, 40n43, 74w0 | ||||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   19°44'   19°25 Asc. 17°42'
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Biography
American librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) 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. In 1943, he and Richard Rodgers won a Pulitzer Prize for Oklahoma!, and, in 1950, they won another for South Pacific. The 1950s brought a string of Tony Award-winning works for the team. While still in his professional prime, Hammerstein died of stomach cancer on 23 August 1960,
Relationships
- business associate/partner relationship with Rodgers, Richard (born 28 June 1902)
- (has as) protégé relationship with Sondheim, Stephen (born 22 March 1930)
Source Notes
Taeger quotes Penfield's speculative chart based on a report that he was born in the early morning hours.
Starkman rectified to 05.24.44 EST Asc 28Can47'
Categories
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Song writer
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Entertain Producer