Definition of Oscar Hammerstein

1. Noun. United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960).

Exact synonyms: Hammerstein, Oscar Hammerstein Ii
Generic synonyms: Lyricist, Lyrist

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Literary usage of Oscar Hammerstein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Putnam's Magazine (1908)
"... Weyde Oscar Hammerstein Again I make my best bow and my most sincere congratulations to Mr. Oscar Hammerstein. That he should have made a profit of ..."

2. Steeplejack by James Huneker (1920)
"VI Oscar Hammerstein Well I remember the first day that the late Oscar Ham- ... Later, Oscar Hammerstein was to settle the question by writing the words and ..."

3. In the Garret by Carl Van Vechten (1920)
"Oscar Hammerstein: An Epitaph SOME years ago, passing by the northwest corner of Forty-second Street and Seventh Avenue, I observed a short stubby figure of ..."

4. Chapters of Opera: Being Historical and Critical Observations and Records ...by Henry Edward Krehbiel by Henry Edward Krehbiel (1911)
"... Mr. Oscar Hammerstein, who was building a large theater in Thirty-fourth Street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, announced that the building would be ..."

5. Chapters of Opera: Being Historical and Critical Observations and Records by Henry Edward Krehbiel (1908)
"... Mr. Oscar Hammerstein, who was building a large theater in Thirty-fourth Street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, announced that the building would be ..."

6. The Grand Opera Singers of To-day: An Account of the Leading Operatic Stars by Henry Charles Lahee (1912)
"Within the space of three years Oscar Hammerstein produced more new works, that is to say, works that were new to America, than the Metropolitan ..."

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