Dorothy hammerstein birthplace
Dorothy hammerstein birthplace
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Dorothy Hammerstein
Australian-born American interior designer and decorator
Dorothy Hammerstein | |
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| Born | Dorothy Marian Kiaora Blanchard[1] (1899-06-07)7 June 1899 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 3 August 1987(1987-08-03) (aged 88)[2] New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupations | |
| Spouses | William Thomas Meikle (m. 1916; div. 1922)Henry Jacobson (m. 1925, divorced) |
| Children | 3, including Susan Blanchard and James Hammerstein |
Dorothy Hammerstein (born Dorothy Marian Kiaora Blanchard; 7 June 1899 – 3 August 1987) was an Australian-born American interior designer and decorator.
She was the second wife of the lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II.
Early life
Dorothy Marian Kiaora Blanchard was born to Henry James Blanchard (1862–1931), a New Zealand-born[3][4]master marine