Oscar Hammerstein II



First NameOscar
Last NameHammerstein II
Full Name at BirthOscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein
Age65 (age at death)
Date of BirthJuly 12, 1895
BirthplaceNew York City, New York, USA
Date of DeathAugust 23, 1960
Location of DeathDoylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
Cause of DeathStomach Cancer
Height6' 3" (190 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignCancer
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryMusic Producer
Claim to FameTony Award Winner
Music GenreStage & Screen
Music StyleStage & Screen, Vocal, Show Tunes, Cast Recordings, Traditional Pop, Classical, Lyricist, Librettist
InstrumentSongwriter, Composer
  • Oscar Hammerstein II
  • Oscar Hammerstein II
  • Oscar Hammerstein II
  • Oscar Hammerstein II
  • Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American writer, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and was twice awarded an Academy Award for "Best Original Song", and much of his work is part of the unofficial Great American Songbook. He wrote 850 songs. Hammerstein was the lyricist and playwright in his partnerships; his collaborators wrote the music. Hammerstein collaborated with composers, including Jerome Kern, Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg, but his most famous collaboration was with Richard Rodgers.


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Filmography

Selected Oscar Hammerstein II film and TV show credits:


Music Department Credits

1979
Song by Song
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1961
Flower Drum Song
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1955
Oklahoma!
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1954
The Last Time I Saw Paris
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1940
New Moon
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1936
Show Boat
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1934
The Flame Song
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Soundtrack Credits

2010
All Good Things
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2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
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2010
Step Up 3D
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2010
Jack Goes Boating
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2010
Diva
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2010
Wishful Drinking
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2010
No me la puc treure del cap
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2010
I Can't Do This But I Can Do That: A Film for Families about Learning Differences
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2009
The Cry of the Owl
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2009
Grey Gardens
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2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox
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2009
Glee
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2009
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
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2009
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W Bush
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2009
The Nolans: In the Mood for Dancing
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2009
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
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2009
BBC Proms
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2009
Deadly High Hills
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2008
College Road Trip
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2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure
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2008
The Nostalgia Critic
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2007
Boxes
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2007
Shrek the Third
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2007
The Girl in the Park
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2007
Movies Rock
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2007
Aliens in America
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2007
Banda sonora
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2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
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2006
Gray Matters
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2006
The Good Shepherd
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2006
The Beales of Grey Gardens
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2005
Lord of War
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2005
Mrs Henderson Presents
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2005
Rumor Has It...
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2005
The Pacifier
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2005
Warm Springs
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2005
20 to 1
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2005
Dancing with the Stars
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2004
Beyond the Sea
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2004
Connie and Carla
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2004
Shall We Dance
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2004
The Big Bounce
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2004
The Stepford Wives
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2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
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2004
Dancing with the Stars
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2004
Road Trip
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2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
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2003
American Splendor
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2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
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2003
Chooch
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2003
The Saddest Music in the World
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2003
Two and a Half Men
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2003
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
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2002
Boat Trip
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2002
Unconditional Love
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2002
Sinatra: The Classic Duets
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2002
Comedian
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2002
The Cockettes
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2002
V premios Max de las artes escénicas
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2001
Anja & Viktor
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2001
Formula 51
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2001
Lucky Break
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2001
Moulin Rouge!
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2001
Mulholland Dr.
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2001
My First Mister
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2001
The Man Who Wasn't There
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2001
Vanilla Sky
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2001
Six Feet Under
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2001
Dean Martin: That's Amore
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2000
Dancer in the Dark
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2000
Passion of Mind
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2000
Ready to Rumble
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2000
The Closer You Get
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2000
U-571
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2000
What Women Want
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2000
Bette
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2000
Condo Painting
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2000
History Lessons
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1999
American Beauty
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1999
At First Sight
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1999
Dudley Do-Right
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1999
Flawless
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1999
Man on the Moon
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1999
Random Hearts
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1999
The King and I
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1999
The Mod Squad
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1999
Futurama
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1999
The Sopranos
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1998
Besieged
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1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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1998
Goodbye Lover
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1998
Meet Joe Black
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1998
Sphere
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1998
From the Earth to the Moon
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1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
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1998
The Rat Pack
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1998
Will & Grace
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1998
Three Tenors '98 World Cup Paris
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1997
Deconstructing Harry
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1997
Fathers' Day
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1997
Flubber
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1997
Going All the Way
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1997
Kiss Me, Guido
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1997
Love! Valour! Compassion!
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1997
Nil by Mouth
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1997
Paws
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1997
The Postman
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1997
Cinderella
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1997
Ally McBeal
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1996
City Hall
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1996
Mars Attacks!
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1996
Shall We Dance?
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1996
Twister
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1996
Everybody Loves Raymond
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1996
Pavarotti & Friends for War Child
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1995
Canadian Bacon
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1995
Mr. Holland's Opus
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1995
The American President
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1995
Barbra: The Concert
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1995
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
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1995
The Beatles Anthology
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1994
Bullets Over Broadway
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1994
Heavenly Creatures
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1994
Only You
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1994
Priest
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1994
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
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1994
The Mask
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1994
True Lies
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1994
Straight to One
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1994
Friends
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1994
Great Railway Journeys
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1994
That's Entertainment! III
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1993
Addams Family Values
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1993
Dave
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1993
My Life
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1993
Needful Things
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1993
Sleepless in Seattle
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1993
The Joy Luck Club
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1993
This Boy's Life
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1993
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
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1993
Lush Life
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1993
The Nanny
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1992
Honeymoon in Vegas
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1992
Husbands and Wives
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1992
MGM: When the Lion Roars
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1991
Diary of a Hitman
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1991
Jungle Fever
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1991
The Addams Family
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1990
Look Who's Talking Too
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1990
Mermaids
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1990
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
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1990
The Rookie
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1990
Framed
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1990
Keeping Up Appearances
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1990
Northern Exposure
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1990
Twin Peaks
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1990
Old Explorers
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1989
Enemies: A Love Story
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1989
New York Stories
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1989
When Harry Met Sally...
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1989
M & M: The Incredible Twins
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1988
Another Woman
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1988
Bright Lights, Big City
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1988
Crossing Delancey
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1988
Mystery Science Theater 3000
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1988
The Wonder Years
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1987
Les Patterson Saves the World
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1987
September
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1987
Tin Men
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1987
Biography
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1987
In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music - Jerome Kern
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1986
Heartburn
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1986
The Singing Detective
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1986
Lovejoy
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1986
Daar gaat de bruid
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1985
Cocoon
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1985
My American Cousin
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1984
Mother and Son
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1982
Chan Is Missing
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1982
Trail of the Pink Panther
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1982
'Allo 'Allo!
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1982
Cheers
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1981
American Pop
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1981
Nightdreams
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1981
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
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1981
The Blonde
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1981
Close Harmony
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1980
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
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1980
Bosom Buddies
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1979
The Facts of Life
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1979
Martine
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1978
The One and Only
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1978
Pennies from Heaven
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1976
Communion
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1976
Children
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1976
Live from Lincoln Center
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1976
The Muppet Show
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1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
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1975
The Good Life
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1975
Saturday Night Live
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1975
Grey Gardens
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1974
That's Entertainment!
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1973
American Graffiti
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1972
Great Performances
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1971
All in the Family
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1970
Liza
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1969
Monty Python's Flying Circus
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1969
The Benny Hill Show
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1969
Roberta
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1969
Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway
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1967
Carousel
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1967
Movin' with Nancy
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1966
The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show
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1965
The Sound of Music
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1965
Cinderella
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1965
I Spy
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1965
The Dean Martin Comedy Hour
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1964
The Hollywood Palace
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1963
The Judy Garland Show
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1962
State Fair
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1962
Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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1962
The Andy Williams Special
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1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show
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1961
The Jo Stafford Show
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1961
Yves Montand on Broadway
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1960
Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley
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1960
Coronation Street
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1959
Startime
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1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
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1958
South Pacific
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1958
An Evening with Fred Astaire
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1957
The Helen Morgan Story
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1957
Cinderella
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1957
The Big Record
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1957
The Eddie Fisher Show
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1957
The Edsel Show
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1957
The Lux Show
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1956
Carousel
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1956
The King and I
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1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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1956
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
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1955
Oklahoma!
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1955
Ford Star Jubilee
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1955
The Lawrence Welk Show
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1955
The Easter Seal Teleparade of Stars
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1954
Carmen Jones
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1954
Deep in My Heart
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1954
Rose Marie
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1954
The Last Time I Saw Paris
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1954
General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein
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1953
The Desert Song
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1953
Main Street to Broadway
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1953
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
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1952
Lovely to Look at
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1952
Omnibus
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1952
Today
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1951
Show Boat
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1951
The Strip
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1950
The Miniver Story
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1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
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1950
The Jack Benny Program
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1950
Your Hit Parade
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1950
Moments in Music
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1949
Holiday in Havana
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1949
Look for the Silver Lining
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1949
Manhattan Angel
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1949
The Voice of Firestone
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1948
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
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1948
Toast of the Town
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1948
I Surrender Dear
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1947
The Man I Love
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1946
Centennial Summer
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1946
Till the Clouds Roll By
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1946
Talk About a Lady
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1945
State Fair
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1945
War Comes to America
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1944
Broadway Rhythm
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1943
The Desert Song
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1942
The Male Animal
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1941
Lady Be Good
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1941
Sunny
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1940
New Moon
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1940
One Night in the Tropics
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1938
The Great Waltz
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1938
The Lady Objects
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1937
High, Wide, and Handsome
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1937
Champagne Waltz
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1937
I'll Take Romance
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1936
Rose-Marie
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1936
Show Boat
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1936
The Great Ziegfeld
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1936
Give Us This Night
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1935
Reckless
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1935
The Night Is Young
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1935
Annapolis Farewell
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1934
Music in the Air
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1934
Sweet Adeline
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1934
Music in Your Hair
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1934
The Flame Song
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1932
The Red Shadow
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1931
Children of Dreams
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1930
Whoopee!
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1930
Golden Dawn
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1930
New Moon
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1930
Song of the West
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1930
Sunny
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1930
The Song of the Flame
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1930
The Three Sisters
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1930
Viennese Nights
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1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
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1929
Show Boat
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Writer Credits

2011
Oklahoma!
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2001
South Pacific
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1999
The King and I
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1999
Oklahoma!
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1997
Cinderella
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1996
The Sound of Music
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1976
Live from Lincoln Center
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1972
Great Performances
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1967
Carousel
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1966
Rosemarie
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1962
State Fair
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1961
Flower Drum Song
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1958
South Pacific
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1957
Cinderella
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1956
Carousel
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1956
The King and I
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1955
Oklahoma!
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1955
The Desert Song
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1954
Carmen Jones
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1954
Rose Marie
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1953
The Desert Song
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1951
Show Boat
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1945
State Fair
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1944
Broadway Rhythm
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1943
The Desert Song
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1941
Sunny
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1940
New Moon
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1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
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1937
High, Wide, and Handsome
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1937
Swing High, Swing Low
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1936
Rose-Marie
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1936
Show Boat
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1934
Music in the Air
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1934
Sweet Adeline
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1932
The Red Shadow
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1931
Children of Dreams
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1930
Golden Dawn
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1930
New Moon
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1930
Song of the West
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1930
Sunny
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1930
The Song of the Flame
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1930
Viennese Nights
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1929
The Desert Song
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1925
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Swinging On A Star (1945)
White Christmas (1942)
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