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Hammerstein II

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Hammerstein II [ˈhæməˌstaɪn]
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(Biographies / Hammerstein II, Oscar (1895-1960) M, US, MUSIC: librettist, MUSIC: songwriter) Oscar. 1895-1960, US librettist and songwriter: collaborated with the composer Richard Rodgers in musicals such as South Pacific (1949) and The Sound of Music (1959)


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Eddie Duncan, Dalbeattie A It was written by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II and featured in two movies - The Night Is Young (1934, sung by Evelyn Lane) and Deep In My Heart (1954, sung by Jose Ferrer).
Premiered on Broadway in 1959, The Sound of Music, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, won six Tony Awards including Best Musical.
As a young man I studied lyric-writing under Oscar Hammerstein II, and went on to write the lyrics for musicals, including West Side Story, Merrily We Roll Along and Into the Woods.
 
 
 
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