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Oscar Hammerstein II
American librettist (–)
For his collaborative work with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein. For his grandfather, see Oscar Hammerstein I.
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein&#;II (; July 12, – August 23, ) 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 songs.
He is best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, as the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, whose musicals include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Flower Drum Song, and The Sound of Music. Described by Stephen Sondheim as an "experimental playwright",[1] Hammerstein helped bring the American musical to new maturity by popularizing musicals that focused on stories and character rather than the lighthearted ente
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The Art of Arthur Hammerstein
December 21 was the birthday of theatre impresario Arthur Hammerstein (). What with our vaudeville goggles on, we have given Arthur short shrift, having written mostly about the father Oscar Hammerstein I, one of the most important New York vaudeville entrepreneurs, and younger brother Willie, legendary booker at the Victoria Theatre, and father of the beloved Broadway lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II.
But I realized there is a vaudeville angle to Arthur as well, and even if there weren&#;t, he was an important man in the theatre besides, so some tribute today. The vaudeville angle? Well, first off, in he built Hammerstein&#;s Theater, which later became Billy Rose&#;s Music Hall, and still later The Ed Sullivan Theatre, home of The Ed Sullivan Show vaudeville&#;s last haven in the television era. Still later, it was where Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell was presented, and then The Late Show with David Letterman, and now with St
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Dorothy Dandridge
American actress and singer (–)
Dorothy jean Dandridge (November 9, – September 8, ) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Carmen Jones ().[1] Dandridge had also performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater. During her early career, she performed as a part of the Wonder Children, later the Dandridge Sisters, and appeared in a efterträdelse eller följd of films, usually in uncredited roles.
In , Dandridge was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Porgy and Bess. She was the subject of the biographical bio Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, with Halle Berry portraying her. She had been recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[2]
Dandridge was married and divorced twice, first to dancer Harold Nicholas (the father of her daughter, Harolyn Suzanne) and then to hotel owner Jack Denison. Dandridge died in