Rodgers and Hammerstein

Rodgers and Hammerstein were an American songwriting duo consisting of Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960). They are most famous for creating a string of immensely popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s, in what is considered the golden age of their medium, including five shows that were legendary successes: Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music. Over the course of their collaboration, their work and its adaptations garnered 34 Tony Awards, 15 Academy Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes, two Grammy Awards, and two Emmy Awards, among other theater accolades.

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American - Songwriting - Richard Rodgers - 1902 - 1979 - Oscar Hammerstein II - 1895 - 1960 - Broadway - Musicals - 1940 - 1950 - Golden age - Oklahoma! - Carousel - South Pacific - The King and I - The Sound of Music - Tony Award - Academy Award - Pulitzer Prize - Grammy Award - Emmy Award

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The pair wrote nine musicals together, and also collaborated on a musical film, State Fair. As producers, they came together to bring Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun to the stage,http://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/profile/hammerstein4.html leaving an indelible mark on American musical theater and a legacy of successes that has never been equaled. Their joint efforts continued over a twenty-year period, until Hammerstein's death in 1960.

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State Fair - Producer - Irving Berlin - Annie Get Your Gun - 1960

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