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    Oscar Hammerstein II

    American librettist, lyricist, theatrical producer, and director of musicals

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  1. Jul 12, 2012 · 23 Aug 1960 (aged 65) Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. Burial. Cremated, Ashes scattered Add to Map. Memorial ID. 2664. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 1. Flowers 573. Maintained by: Find a Grave. Added: Apr 25, 1998. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 2664. Source citation. Lyricist, Dramatist.

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  2. He was cremated, and his ashes were buried at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. [37] A memorial plaque was unveiled at Southwark Cathedral, England, on May 24, 1961. [38] After Hammerstein's death, The Sound of Music was adapted as a 1965 film, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

  3. Oscar Hammerstein II died of stomach cancer on August 23, 1960, at his home in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He left a son and a daughteR&By his first wife, Myra, and a son by his second wife, Dorothy.

  4. Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and director in musical theater for nearly 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for vocalists and jazz musicians. He co-wrote 850 songs.

  5. Oscar Hammerstein II (born July 12, 1895, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 23, 1960, Doylestown, Pennsylvania) was an American lyricist, musical comedy author, and theatrical producer influential in the development of musical comedy and known especially for his immensely successful collaboration with the composer Richard Rodgers.

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  6. Jan 6, 2015 · Died: 23-08-1960 Doylestown, Pennsylvania, America. Buried: Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, America. Cremated. Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) theatre director of musicals for almost forty years.

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