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While still married to Jacobson, albeit unhappily, Dorothy met Oscar Hammerstein II, whose own marriage was also unhappy. They fell in love, and divorced their spouses to marry in 1929. Oscar also had two children from his first marriage: William Hammerstein and Alice Mathias. His marriage to Dorothy lasted until his death in 1960.
He had three children: William Hammerstein (1918–2001) [28] and Alice Hammerstein Mathias (1922–2015) [29] by his first wife, and James Hammerstein (1931–1999) [30] by his second wife, with whom he also had a stepson, Henry Jacobson, and a stepdaughter, Susan Blanchard. [27]
Oscar Hammerstein I (8 May 1846 – 1 August 1919) was a German-born businessman, theater impresario, and composer in New York City. His passion for opera led him to open several opera houses, and he rekindled opera's popularity in America.
Susan Blanchard (née Jacobson; born March 8, 1928) is an American socialite and former lyricist and theatrical producer. She was the stepdaughter of Oscar Hammerstein II, the third wife of actor Henry Fonda, with whom she adopted a daughter, Amy Fishman (born 1953), [1] and the second wife of actor Richard Widmark.
William Hammerstein was born in New York City on September 26, 1875, [1] son of Oscar Hammerstein, the theater impresario, and his first wife, née Rose Blau. [1] [2] He started work as a press agent, then built a vaudeville theatre on 110th Street, Manhattan, called Little Coney Island. He also managed burlesque shows. [3]
Jun. 4—GLASTONBURY — A local University of Connecticut student, Elizabeth Stassen, is a finalist for the second annual Hammerstein International Youth Solo Contest. The 20-year-old who has ...
Hammerstein was the son of interior designer Dorothy Hammerstein (née Blanchard) and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. He had four half-siblings, two through each of his parents' earlier marriages: William and Alice Hammerstein from his father's side, and Henry Jacobson and Susan Blanchard from his mother's side.
The pair met while filming ‘102 Dalmations’ in 2000 but have been estranged since 2021