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Richard Rodgers: Biography
Birth Name:
Richard Charles Rodgers
Birth Place:
Queens, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
06/28/1902, Cancer
Date of Death:
12/30/1979
Profession:
Composer; writer; producer
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Richard Rodgers Fast Facts:
Had written several songs by the age of 14, and had his first published at 17.
Met lyricist Lorenz Hart in 1919 and began a 24-year collaboration.
Partnership with Hart resulted in a number of enduring hit songs, including "My Heart Stood Still," "My Funny Valentine," "Where or When" and "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered."
Pulitzer Prize-winning 1943 musical
Oklahoma!
marked the beginning of Rodgers' 17-year partnership with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's subsequent triumphs included the musicals
Carousel
(1945),
South Pacific
(1949),
The King and I
(1951) and
The Sound of Music
(1959).
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Honored posthumously when the 46th Street Theatre on Broadway was renamed Richard Rodgers Theatre in 1990.
Rodgers & Hammerstein were commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp in 1999.
Daughters Mary and Linda have established themselves as musical composers, as have their sons, Adam Guettel and Peter Melnick.
Richard Rodgers Relationships:
Mary Rodgers - Daughter
Mortimer Rodgers - Brother
William Abraham Rodgers - Father
Mamie Levy Rodgers - Mother
Dorothy Feiner Rodgers - Wife
Linda Rodgers - Daughter
Richard Rodgers Awards:
1959 Tony: Musical - Nominee
1945 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Song) - Winner
1960 Grammy: Best Show Album (Original Cast) - Winner
1950 Tony: Musical - Winner
1950 Tony: Producer (Musical) - Winner
1952 Tony: Musical - Winner
1956 Tony: Musical - Nominee
1960 Tony: Musical - Winner
1996 Tony: Original Musical Score - Nominee
1962 Tony: Musical - Nominee
1962 Tony: Composer - Winner
1950 Tony: Score - Winner
1965 Tony: Composer and Lyricist - Nominee
1958 Emmy: Best Musical Contribution for Television - Nominee
1962 Emmy: Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed for Television - Winner
1962 Grammy: Best Original Cast Show Album - Winner
1962 Tony: Special Award - Winner
1972 Tony: Special Award - Winner
1979 Tony: Lawrence Langner Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre - Winner
College:
Columbia University, New York, NY; Institute of Musical Art, New York, NY
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