James Hammerstein
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James Hammerstein | |
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Born | James Blanchard Hammerstein March 23, 1931 |
Died | January 7, 1999 New York City, U.S. | (aged 67)
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Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | Oscar Hammerstein II Dorothy Blanchard |
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James Blanchard Hammerstein
Life and career
Hammerstein was the son of interior designer Dorothy Hammerstein (née Blanchard) and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. He had four half-siblings, two through each of his parents' earlier marriages: William and Alice Hammerstein from his father's side, and Henry Jacobson and Susan Blanchard from his mother's side.
Hammerstein attended
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 in 1996.[6] Among the other Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals he directed were Oklahoma! (London and Australia), The King and I (Tel Aviv, US and UK tours), and Carousel.[7]
For many years he directed
Hammerstein was nominated for the 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical Revue for I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (as producer)[8] and the 1990 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical for The Sound of Music.
Hammerstein had one child (Oscar Andrew) with his first wife Basia, two children (Will and Jennifer) with his second wife
References
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- ^ Taubman, Howard. "The Theater: 'Absence of a Cello'", The New York Times, September 22, 1964, p.45
- ^ Rockwell, John. "Review/Music; 'Sound of Music' Takes On The Icons of a Heroic Past", The New York Times, March 9, 1990, Section C; p.3
- ^ Canby, Vincent. "Theater Review.Farm-Family Values of Mid-40's Iowa" The New York Times, March 28, 1996
- ^ "Biographies" Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine rnh.com, accessed May 24, 2012
- ^ "Drama Desk Picks Performers, Presenters & Venue, May 18" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, May 13, 1997
- ^ a b Jones, Kenneth. Producer-director James Hammerstein, Son of Oscar Hammerstein II, Dead at 67 playbill.com, January 7, 1999
- ^ "'I was on the road to make-believe'".