Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein
Prolific US-American songwriter who teamed up with different composers from 1923 to 1943; from 1943 until his death in 1960 he formed a duo with [a=Richard Rodgers]. Hammerstein was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Born July 12, 1895 in New York, NY; died August 23, 1960 in Doylestown, PA.
Grandson of [a=Oscar Hammerstein] and nephew of [a=Arthur Hammerstein].
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