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Richard Rodgers

Composer / Playwright / Songwriter / Screenwriter | * 06/28/1902 († 77, 12/30/1979) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most well-known American composers of the 20th century, and his compositions had a significant influence on popular music. Rodgers is known for his songwriting partnerships, first with lyricist Lorenz Hart and then with Oscar Hammerstein II. With Hart he wrote musicals throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including Pal Joey, A Connecticut Yankee, On Your Toes and Babes in Arms. With Hammerstein he wrote musicals through the 1940s and 1950s, such as Oklahoma!, Flower Drum Song, Carousel, South Pacific, ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Romance / Love | Drama

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Awards & Nominations for Richard Rodgers

Pulitzer Prize for Drama Handel Medallion Grammy Trustees Award Kennedy Center Honors Academy Award for Best Original Song 2x Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album 3x Tony Award for Best Musical 2x Tony Award for Best Original Score Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
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Movies with Richard Rodgers as Actor(3)

TV Shows/Series with Richard Rodgers as Actor(5)

as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Composer1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - Honoree1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Richard Rodgers as Crew(49)

Writing/Musical2023 Oklahoma!
Sound/Music2018 The King and I
Sound/Songs2015 The Sound of Music Live!
Sound/Songs2013 The Sound of Music Live!
Writing/Musical2010 South Pacific
Sound/Songs2001 South Pacific
Sound/Songs1999 The King and I
Sound/Music1997 Cinderella
Sound/Songs1997 Cinderella
Sound/Music1967 Androcles and the Lion
Production/Producer1967 Annie Get Your Gun
Sound/Songs1967 Carousel
Sound/Songs1965 The Sound of Music
Sound/Music1965 The Sound of Music
Writing/Lyricist1965 The Sound of Music
Production/Executive Producer1965 Cinderella
Sound/Original Music Composer1965 Cinderella
Sound/Songs1965 Cinderella
Sound/Songs1962 State Fair
Sound/Songs1961 Flower Drum Song
Sound/Music1958 South Pacific
Sound/Songs1958 South Pacific
Writing/Theatre Play1958 South Pacific
Sound/Music1957 Pal Joey
Sound/Songs1957 Pal Joey
Sound/Songs1957 Cinderella
Sound/Music1957 Cinderella
Sound/Music1956 Carousel
Sound/Songs1956 Carousel
Writing/Musical1956 Carousel
Sound/Music1956 Gaby
Sound/Songs1956 The King and I
Sound/Songs1955 Dearest Enemy
Sound/Music1955 Oklahoma!
Sound/Songs1955 Oklahoma!
Writing/Musical1955 Oklahoma!
Sound/Music Score Producer1954 Victory at Sea
Sound/Songs1948 Words and Music
Sound/Songs1945 State Fair
Sound/Songs1942 I Married an Angel
Sound/Songs1940 The Boys from Syracuse
Writing/Theatre Play1939 On Your Toes
Sound/Songs1939 Babes in Arms
Writing/Theatre Play1939 Babes in Arms
Sound/Original Music Composer1934 Hollywood Party
Writing/Lyricist1934 Hollywood Party
Sound/Songs1934 Manhattan Melodrama
Sound/Original Music Composer1934 Evergreen
Sound/Songs1932 Love Me Tonight

Born: Saturday, 06/28 1902 (June) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 12/30 1979 (December) in New York City (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Columbia University, DeWitt Clinton High School, Townsend Harris High School
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rodgers and Hart
Children: Mary Rodgers
Other names for Richard Rodgers (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Richard Rogers"
"Dick Rodgers"
"Richard Charles Rodgers"
Richard Rodgers frequently works together with these people:
Lorenz Hart (17x, Crew)
Alfred Newman (11x, Crew)
Jackie Gleason (8x, Actor)
Charlton Heston (7x, Actor)
Art Carney (7x, Actor)
Debbie Reynolds (6x, Actress)
Jack Lemmon (6x, Actor)
Red Buttons (6x, Actor)
Harry Belafonte (6x, Actor)
Johnny Carson (6x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:332155, Added: 08/14/2018, Last updated: 02/28/2024