Oscar Hammerstein II Romberg; but he is best known for his collaborations with Richard Rodgers, as the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein which include "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "South Pacific", "The King and I", and "The Sound of Music". Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was born in New York City, the son of Alice Hammerstein (née Nimmo) and theatrical manager William Hammerstein. His grandfather was the German theatre impresario Oscar Hammerstein I. His father was from a Jewish family, and his mother was the daughter of Scottish and English parents. He was raised Episcopalian. Although Hammerstein's father managed the Victoria Theatre for his father and was
Martha Wright (actress) to Rodgers and Hart" at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan and "A Tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein" that same year. In 1980, she performed "The Sounds of Rodgers and Hammerstein" at The King Cole Room in The St. Regis-Sheraton Hotel in New York City, followed, in 1983, by "A Salute to Burton Lane and E. Y. Harburg" at the 92nd Street Y. Wright and her husband later retired to Massachusetts; he died in 2013. Wright died at the age of 92 in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 2016. Martha Wright (actress) Martha Wright, born Martha Lucile Wiederrecht (March 23, 1923 –