Oscar Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein
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
ProfessionSongwriter
Date of Birth12 July 1895
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart, and you'll never walk alone, you'll never walk alone.
Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.
Do I love you because you're beautiful, or are you beautiful because I love you? Am I making believe I see in you, a woman too perfect to be really true? Do I want you because you're wonderful, or are you wonderful because I want you? Are you the sweet invention of a lover's dream, or are you really as beautiful as you seem?
When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things and then I don't feel so bad.
Why you were born and why you are living depend entirely on what you are getting out of this world and what you are giving to it. I cannot prove that this is a balance of mathematical perfection, but my own observation of life leads me to the conclusion that there is a very real friendship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of life.