Hammerstein II

British  

/ ˈhæməˌstaɪn /

noun

1. Oscar. 1895–1960, US librettist and songwriter: collaborated with the composer Richard Rodgers in musicals such as South Pacific (1949) and The Sound of Music (1959)

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Example Sentences

But the film captures a single evening, in which it becomes clear Rodgers has moved on to even greater success with new partner Oscar Hammerstein II, with the debut of their hit musical "Oklahoma!"

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

He reteamed with Dandridge for Otto Preminger’s film adaptation of the Oscar Hammerstein II musical “Carmen Jones,” itself an interpretation of Bizet’s classic opera “Carmen,” modernized and reimagined for an all-Black cast.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Salsini suspects Sondheim himself recorded one of the shows on an acetate recorder, noting that his mentor Oscar Hammerstein II had urged him to buy such a device.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022

But then again, this is “Oklahoma!,” the widely beloved Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II collaboration that became Broadway’s first blockbuster and launched a golden age of musical theater.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2022

To see how, we must start with Sondheim’s schoolboy beginnings as a family friend of the Hammerstein clan, whose patriarch, Oscar Hammerstein II, wrote the lyrics for such Broadway treasures as “Show Boat,” “Oklahoma!”

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2021