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Hammerstein


1979 Richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers and Hammerstein), dies at 77

1960 Oscar Hammerstein II, Broadway librettist, dies at 65

1950 Pulitzer prize awarded to Rodgers and Hammerstein (South Pacific)

1947 Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "Allegro," premieres in New York City

1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway

1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!," premieres in New York City

1939 Jerome Kern/Hammerstein II's "Very Warm for May," premieres in New York City

1936 Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "On Your Toes," premieres in New York City

1927 Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II's "Show Boat," premieres in New York City

1902 Richard Rodgers, born in Hammels Station, New York, composer, Rodgers and Hammerstein

1895 Oscar Hammerstein II, born in New York City, lyricist who worked with Richard Rodgers

1883 Oscar Hammerstein patents 1st cigar-rolling machine

1846 Oscar Hammerstein, Germany, opera/playwright, Kohinoor



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