Getting to Know Him: A Biography of Oscar Hammerstein II by Fordin, Hugh

Getting to Know Him: A Biography of Oscar Hammerstein II (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780306806681)

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Getting to Know Him: A Biography of Oscar Hammerstein II by Fordin, Hugh

Getting to Know Him: A Biography of Oscar Hammerstein II

$24.99
Getting to Know Him: A Biography of Oscar Hammerstein II by Fordin, Hugh

Getting to Know Him: A Biography of Oscar Hammerstein II

$24.99
Format: Paperback
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Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) forged a remarkable, multifaceted career as a librettist, lyricist, playwright, director, and producer. He wrote Carmen Jones, Carousel, Show Boat, and, with longtime collaborator Richard Rodgers, Oklahoma , South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music.

Hugh Fordin enjoyed complete access to the Hammerstein archives and conducted numerous interviews with family and colleagues like Rodgers, Berlin, Robbins, and Sondheim. The result is the definitive biography of a creative giant, who changed forever the texture of American theater.

Author: Hugh Fordin
ISBN-10: 0306806681
ISBN-13: 9780306806681
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 08/22/1995
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.46w x 1.04d
By Hugh Fordin
By Hugh Fordin
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Hugh Fordin has been a producer in both theater and film. As head of casting for David Merrick, he was involved in the making of M*A*S*H, Hello Dolly!, and Play It Again, Sam. The author of The Movies' Greatest Musicals: The Freed Unit at MGM, he lives in New York City, where he is the president of DRG Records.

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