Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein IIwas an American librettist, theatrical producer, andtheatre 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 numerous composers, such as Jerome Kern, with whom he wrote Show Boat, Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth12 July 1895
CountryUnited States of America
If you become a teacher, by your pupils you'll be taught.
I'm not going to run, I'm going to stand here and watch. Every blow will cut into my heart, and tell me who and what you are.
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.
I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm.
Oklahoma Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain.
Ev'rythin's up to date in Kansas City.
The hills are alive with the sound of music, with songs they have sung for a thousand years.
Berlin's great secret is that he says exactly what he means; sometimes he hits a gigantic line both musically and lyrically -- almost Wagnerian in its strength.
You've got to be taught to be afraid Of people whose eyes are oddly made, Of people whose skin is a different shade. You've got to be carefully taught.
There is Nothing Like a Dame.
I'm as corny as Kansas in August.
Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star.
Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger Across a crowded room.
For when I fool the people I fear, I fool myself as well.