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
Do you love me because I'm beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me?
It is a modern tragedy that despair has so many spokesmen, and hope so few.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart.
You gotta have a dream. If you don't have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true?
A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!
If you really believe in the brotherhood of man, and you want to come into its fold, you've got to let everyone else in, too.
There is a very real relationship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of this world.
I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it.