Oscar Hammerstein
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Oscar Hammerstein may refer to:
- Oscar Hammerstein IOscar Hammerstein IOscar Hammerstein I was a businessman, theater impresario and composer in New York City. His passion for opera led him to open several opera houses, and he rekindled opera's popularity in America...
(1847–1919), cigar manufacturer, opera impresario and theatre builder - Oscar Hammerstein IIOscar Hammerstein IIOscar 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 was twice awarded an Academy Award for "Best Original Song". Many of his songs are standard repertoire for...
(1895–1960), Broadway lyricist, songwriting partner of Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers