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Dorothy Hammerstein (born Dorothy Marian Kiaora Blanchard; 7 June 1899 – 3 August 1987) was an Australian-born American interior designer and decorator. She was the second wife of the lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II .
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.
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 ...
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.
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer who worked primarily in musical theater.With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the best-known American composers of the 20th century, and his compositions had a significant influence on popular music.
Hammerstein was born on January 2, 1882, in New York City, she was the daughter of Oscar Hammerstein I, a German composer who spent most of his career in America and was the grandfather of Oscar Hammerstein II. and Malvina Jacobi Hammerstein, [2] both of whom initially opposed her going into show business as a profession.
The New York Times wrote: "James Hammerstein has staged the piece with a great deal of verve." [4] His other directing credits include The Indian Wants the Bronx, Wise Child and Butley. Hammerstein directed the New York City Opera production of The Sound of Music in 1990. [5] He co-directed the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical State Fair ...