Difference between revisions of "Oscar Hammerstein"

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See also Wikipedia's article about "Oscar Hammerstein II".

Oscar Hammerstein II CC 1916 was a writer, director, and producer of musicals. Hammerstein entered Columbia on a pre-law program and got his start writing and starring in the Varsity Show (his first was "On Your Way" in 1915). He later entered the law school, but quit to pursue theatre. He was later a recipient of the Alexander Hamilton Medal.