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Also known as Mary Rodgers Guettel

American composer, screenwriter, children's writer (1931–2014)

Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

Mary Rodgers (January 11, 1931 – June 26, 2014) was an American composer, screenwriter, and author. She wrote the novel Freaky Friday, which served as the basis of a 1976 film starring Jodie Foster, for which she wrote the screenplay, as well as three other versions. Her best-known musicals were Once Upon a Mattress and The Mad Show, and she contributed songs to Marlo Thomas' successful…

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  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
  • Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece — Self2009
  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self2003

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Mary Rodgers (born January 11, 1931) is an American composer of musicals and an author of children's books. She is a daughter of composer Richard Rodgers and his wife, Dorothy Rodgers, as is her sister, Linda Rodgers Emory. She attended the private girls' school Brearley School in New York City and majored in music at Wellesley College. Rodgers wrote the music for musicals and revues including Once Upon a Mattress (1959), From A to Z (1960), Hot Spot (1963) <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ma

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Instance of
human
Given name
Mary
Family name
Rodgers
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Manhattan
Occupation
lyricist
Languages spoken
English language
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cause of death
heart failure
start of work period
1959-00-00
date of death
2014-06-26
date of birth
1931-01-11
manner of death
natural causes
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