James Hammerstein James Hammerstein Hammerstein was the son of Oscar Hammerstein II, and his Australian-born second wife, Dorothy Kiaora Blanchard. He had four half-siblings, two through each of his parents' earlier marriages: William and Alice Hammerstein, and Henry and Susan Jacobson. The best known of these was Susan, whose husbands included Henry Fonda and Richard Widmark. Hammerstein attended George School in Newtown, Pennsylvania, where he met fellow student Stephen Sondheim. He began his Broadway career as a stage manager, notably for shows such as "South Pacific", "Me and Juliet", and "Flower Drum Song", all co-written by his father Oscar Hammerstein II and
Hammerstein House When Hammerstein died in 1987 at the age of 92 he donated 10% of his estate for the operation of the house as a museum. Hammerstein House The Hammerstein House (also known as the Rust House) is a historic house located at 1520 Polk Street in Hollywood, Florida. The house was completed in 1935 in the locally popular Mediterranean Revival style. It is a one and two story building with gable and hip roofing. The exterior walls are smooth stucco and the roof is Spanish tile. The one story portion contains the public spaces and the two story section has