Tag: Oscar

Oscar Hammerstein II

(1895–1960) Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II   Filmography as Lyricist: The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer   Born July 12 1895 New York, NY (USA) Died August 23 1960 Doylestown, PA (USA) Cause of death Cancer…

Richard Rodgers

(1902–1979) Richard Charles Rodgers Works: • Rodgers & Hammerstein • Rodgers & Hart (1940) Filmography as Composer: The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer   Born June 28 1902 New York, NY (USA) Died December 30 1979…

Ernest Lehman

(1915–2005) Ernest Paul Lehman Filmography as Screenwriter: Sabrina 1954 Director: Billy Wilder Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn     The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer     Family Plot 1976 Director: Alfred Hitchcock…

Christopher Plummer

(1929–2021) Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer Filmography as Actor: The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer     Waterloo 1970 Director: Sergei Bondarchuk Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer     Jesus of Nazareth 1977 Director: Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey  …

Julie Andrews

(1935) Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE Filmography as Actress: The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer     Torn Curtain 1966 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Paul Newman, Julie Andrews     Victor/Victoria 1982 Director: Blake Edwards…

Robert Wise

(1914–2005) Robert Earl Wise Filmography as Director: The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer   Born September 10 1914 Winchester, IN (USA) Died September 14 2005 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Heart Failure Occupation Film…

Frederick Loewe

(1901–1988) Friedrich (Fritz) Löwe Filmography as Composer: My Fair Lady 1964 Director: George Cukor Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison   Born June 10 1901 Berlin (Germany) Died February 14 1988 Palm Springs, CA (USA) Occupation Composer Musician Songwriter Awards Academy Award Golden Globe Kennedy…

Alan Jay Lerner

(1918–1986) Filmography as Screenwriter: My Fair Lady 1964 Director: George Cukor Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison   Born August 31 1918 New York, NY (USA) Died June 14 1986 New York, NY (USA) Cause of death Cancer (lung) Occupation Composer Librettist Occupation Lyricist…

Jack L. Warner

(1892–1978) Jack Leonard Warner, born Jacob Warner Filmography as Producer: My Fair Lady 1964 Director: George Cukor Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison   Born August 2 1892 London (Canada) Died September 9 1978 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Heart Failure Occupation Businessman…

Rex Harrison

(1908–1990) Sir Reginald Carey “Rex” Harrison Filmography as Actor: Major Barbara 1941 Director: Gabriel Pascal Starring: Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison     Midnight Lace 1960 Director: David Miller Starring: Doris Day, Rex Harrison     Cleopatra 1963 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton…