by StephenSondheim (Introduction), HughFordin (Author)
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 collabourator 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 theatre.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 01 Aug 1995
ISBN 10: 0306806681
ISBN 13: 9780306806681