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Full Name: Oscar Hammerstein II
Biography:
(1895-1960) Lyricist, librettist, writer. Oscar Hammerstein II was born in New York City and is buried in Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York. Oscar Hammerstein owned a home called the Wildflower in Whitestone, Queens, New York.
Author's Timeline:
1895 New York County
Oscar Greeley Clendinning Hammerstein was born in New York, New York in 1895. 
1960 Westchester County
Oscar Hammerstein II was cremated at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. 
1959 (Unknown) County
The Sound Of Music
Written with composer Richard Rodgers. 
1943 (Unknown) County
Oklahoma
Musical written with composer Richard Rodgers and winner of a Pulitzer Prize. 
1960 (Unknown) County
Oscar Hammerstein II died in Doylestown, Pennsylvania in 1960. 
1916 New York County
Oscar Hammerstein II studied law at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York. 
1928 (Unknown) County
Show Boat
Oscar Hammerstein wrote songs with lyricist Otto Harbach for the musical "Show Boat." 
1929 (Unknown) County
Sweet Adeline
Oscar Hammerstein wrote songs with lyricist Otto Harbach for the musical "Sweet Adeline." 
1949 (Unknown) County
South Pacific
Musical written with composer Richard Rodgers and winner of a Pulitzer Prize. 
1951 (Unknown) County
The King & I
Written with composer Richard Rodgers. 
1921 (Unknown) County
Always You
Musical; Hammerstein wrote the book and lyrics.  
1924 (Unknown) County
Rose Marie
Musical. 
1925 (Unknown) County
The Desert Song
Musical. 
1945 (Unknown) County
Carousel
Musical. 
? Nassau County
Oscar Hammerstein II was a resident of Great Neck, New York. 
? Queens County
Oscar Hammerstein II owned a home called the Wildflower in Whitestone, New York. 

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