Oscar Hammerstein II died today – 47 years ago

U.S. lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II was born on July 12, 1895 in New York City, New York. With Richard Rodgers as composer, he wrote “Oklahoma!”, “Carousel”, “South Pacific”, “The King and I”, “Me & Juliet”, “Pipe Dream”, “Flower Drum Song”, “The Sound of Music”, “State Fair”, and “Cinderella”... Whew! He said, “A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!" [In which Broadway musical was this?]... Mr. Hammerstein died in 1960 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.