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Mary Rodgers
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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…
Known for
- 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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- 2,070
- Total plays
- 19,931
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mary
- Family name
- Rodgers
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Father
- Richard Rodgers
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Educated at
- Mannes College The New School for Music
- 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
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Original Score
- manner of death
- natural causes
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