Portrait of Oscar Hammerstein II

Writing

Oscar Hammerstein II

Career

Active from 1929 to 2018, with a break from 1968 to 1988, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Show Boat
Show Boat
GoodWatch score78/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Song)

    1946 · Won · 18th Academy Awards

    It Might as Well Be Spring

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Song)

    1942 · Won · 14th Academy Awards

    The Last Time I Saw Paris

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Song)

    1952 · Nominated · 24th Academy Awards

    A Kiss to Build a Dream On

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Song)

    1947 · Nominated · 19th Academy Awards

    All Through the Day

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Song)

    1939 · Nominated · 11th Academy Awards

    A Mist Is Over the Moon

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Oscar Hammerstein II Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.6
  • Tension
    4.1, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Melodramatic Romance 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 78
The Colors Within
The Colors Within (2024)
GoodWatch score 78

Music

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert (2024)

Lyricist

Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime (2022)

Lyricist

Some Enchanted Evening
Some Enchanted Evening (2021)

Lyricist, Songs

2010s

8 titles · average score 66
The King and I
The King and I (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

Lyricist, Music

Show Boat
Show Boat (2015)

Lyricist, Writer

The Sound of Music Live!
The Sound of Music Live! (2015)
GoodWatch score 75

Lyricist, Book

Show Boat
Show Boat (2015)

Writer, Lyricist

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center (2013)

Writer, Lyricist

The Sound of Music Live!
The Sound of Music Live! (2013)
GoodWatch score 50

Book, Lyricist

Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! (2011)

Musical

South Pacific
South Pacific (2010)

Musical

2000s

3 titles · average score 51
Oklahoma! (Takarazuka)
Oklahoma! (Takarazuka) (2006)

Lyricist, Writer

Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! (2002)

Book

South Pacific
South Pacific (2001)
GoodWatch score 51

Lyricist, Adaptation

1990s

6 titles · average score 59
The King and I
The King and I (1999)
GoodWatch score 33

Lyricist, Book

Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! (1999)
GoodWatch score 75

Musical, Lyricist

Cinderella
Cinderella (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

Book, Lyricist

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II (1995)

Lyricist

The King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream
The King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream (1993)

Book, Lyricist

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America (1992)

Lyricist

1980s

1 title
Show Boat
Show Boat (1989)

Writer, Lyricist

1970s

1 title
Dobrodruh a kavalír
Dobrodruh a kavalír (1975)

Theatre Play

1960s

5 titles · average score 62
Carousel
Carousel (1967)

Lyricist, Writer

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

Music, Lyricist

Cinderella
Cinderella (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

Lyricist

State Fair
State Fair (1962)
GoodWatch score 33

Book, Adaptation

Flower Drum Song
Flower Drum Song (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

Book, Lyricist

1950s

15 titles · average score 63
South Pacific
South Pacific (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

Lyricist, Theatre Play

Cinderella
Cinderella (1957)
GoodWatch score 76

Lyricist, Book

The King and I
The King and I (1956)
GoodWatch score 78

Musical, Lyricist

Carousel
Carousel (1956)
GoodWatch score 58

Lyricist, Book

Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! (1955)
GoodWatch score 74

Musical, Lyricist

Rose Marie
Rose Marie (1954)
GoodWatch score 43

Writer, Lyricist

The Last Time I Saw Paris
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
GoodWatch score 49

Lyricist

Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

Lyricist, Book

Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

Lyricist

The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

Theatre Play, Lyricist

Lovely to Look At
Lovely to Look At (1952)
GoodWatch score 49

Lyricist

Show Boat
Show Boat (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

Lyricist, Book

1940s

6 titles · average score 55
Centennial Summer
Centennial Summer (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

Songs

State Fair
State Fair (1945)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Book

Broadway Rhythm
Broadway Rhythm (1944)
GoodWatch score 44

Author

The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

Theatre Play, Lyricist

Sunny
Sunny (1941)
GoodWatch score 37

Theatre Play

New Moon
New Moon (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Lyricist

1930s

16 titles · average score 62
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

Adaptation

Swing High, Swing Low
Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

High, Wide and Handsome
High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer, Lyricist

Show Boat
Show Boat (1936)
GoodWatch score 78

Theatre Play, Lyricist

Rose Marie
Rose Marie (1936)
GoodWatch score 83

Theatre Play, Lyricist

The Night Is Young
The Night Is Young (1935)
GoodWatch score 61

Musical

Sweet Adeline
Sweet Adeline (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

Music in the Air
Music in the Air (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

Lyricist

Children of Dreams
Children of Dreams (1931)

Writer

The Song of the Flame
The Song of the Flame (1930)

Novel, Lyricist

Viennese Nights
Viennese Nights (1930)

Lyricist, Writer

Song of the West
Song of the West (1930)

Opera, Lyricist

1920s

3 titles · average score 64
The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1929)

Lyricist, Story

Show Boat
Show Boat (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

Lyricist

New Toys
New Toys (1925)

Theatre Play