Getting To Know Him(English, Paperback, Fordin Hugh)

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Getting To Know Him(English, Paperback, Fordin Hugh) is written by Fordin Hugh and published by Hachette Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0306806681 (ISBN 10) and 9780306806681 (ISBN 13).

Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) forged a remarkable, multifaceted career as a librettist, lyricist, playwright, director, and producer. He wrote Carmen Jones, Carousel, Show Boat , and, with longtime collabourator Richard Rodgers, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Hugh Fordin enjoyed complete access to the Hammerstein archives and conducted numerous interviews with family and colleagues like Rodgers, Berlin, Robbins, and Sondheim. The result is the definitive biography of a creative giant, who changed forever the texture of American theatre.