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Richard Rodgers
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American composer of songs and Broadway musicals (1902–1979)
Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer of music, with over 900 songs and 43 Broadway musicals, leaving a legacy as one of the most significant composers of 20th century American music. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. His compositions have had a significant impact on popular…
Known for
- The Kennedy Center Honors — Self1978
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
- Startime — Self1959
- Tony Awards — Self - Recipient1956
- Main Street to Broadway — Self1953
- What's My Line? — Self1950
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
- Hallelujah, I'm a Bum — Photograper's Assistant1933
- An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee — Self1930
- Makers of Melody1929
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Key facts
- Born
- Richard Charles Rodgers , ( 1902-06-28 ) June 28, 1902, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- December 30, 1979 (1979-12-30) (aged 77), New York City , U.S.
- Genres
- Musical theater
- Occupations
- Composer songwriter playwright
- Years active
- 1919–1979
- Education
- Columbia University ( BA ), Juilliard School
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Rodgers and Hammerstein
- Family name
- Rodgers
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Queens
- Place of death
- New York City
- Child
- Mary Rodgers
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- DeWitt Clinton High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The King and I
- Genre
- musical
- Image
- Rodgers.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1902-01-01
- date of death
- 1979-01-01
- Commons category
- Richard Rodgers
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- Rodgers and Hart
- partner in business or sport
- Lorenz Hart
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- birth name
- Richard Charles Rodgers
- ethnic group
- American Jews
- name in native language
- Richard Rodgers
- related category
- Category:Songs with music by Richard Rodgers
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- Richard Rodgers
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- Ottó Bláthy
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- anaesthesia
- writing language
- English language
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Original Score
- start of work period
- 1919-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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 best-known American composers of the 20th century, and his work significantly influenced 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 in the 1940s and 1950s, such as Oklahoma!, Flower Drum Song, Carousel, Cinderella, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. His collaborations with Hammerstein, in particular, are celebrated for bringing the Broadway musical to new maturity by telling stories that focus on characters and drama rather than the genre's earlier light-hearted entertainment.
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