Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1902-06-28
Deathday: 1979-12-30 (77 years old)

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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 music.


Rodgers was the first person to win what are considered the top American entertainment awards in television, recording, movies and Broadway – an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award — now known collectively as an EGOT. In addition, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, making him only one of two people to receive each award (Marvin Hamlisch is the other).


Rodgers died in 1979 at the age of 77, after surviving cancer of the jaw, a heart attack, and a laryngectomy. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea.


In 1990, the 46th Street Theatre was renamed "The Richard Rodgers Theatre" in his memory. In 1999, Rodgers and Hart were each commemorated on United States postage stamps. In 2002, the centennial year of Rodgers's birth was celebrated worldwide with books, retrospectives, performances, new recordings of his music, and a Broadway revival of Oklahoma!. The BBC Proms that year devoted an entire evening to Rodgers's music, including a concert performance of Oklahoma! The Boston Pops Orchestra released a new CD that year in tribute to Rodgers, entitled My Favorite Things: A Richard Rodgers Celebration.


Several American schools are named after Richard Rodgers.


Alec Wilder wrote the following about Rodgers: "Of all the writers whose songs are considered and examined in this book, those of Rodgers show the highest degree of consistent excellence, inventiveness, and sophistication...[A]fter spending weeks playing his songs, I am more than impressed and respectful: I am astonished."


Richard Rodgers is a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame.


Along with the Academy of Arts and Letters, Rodgers also started and endowed an award for non-established musical theater composers to produce new productions either by way of full productions or staged readings. It is the only award for which the Academy of Arts and Letters accepts applications and is presented every year. Below are the previous winners of the award

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Filmography

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Movies 54

Writer 9

self 9

TV Shows 5

Producer 2

Writer / Music
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert (2024)

Movie
Music
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime

Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime (2022)

Movie
Songs / Music
Some Enchanted Evening

Some Enchanted Evening (2021)

Movie
Songs / Music
The King and I

The King and I (2018)

Movie
Songs
The Sound of Music Live!

The Sound of Music Live! (2015)

Movie
Songs
The Sound of Music Live!

The Sound of Music Live! (2013)

Movie
Songs
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center (2013)

Movie
Musical
Oklahoma!

Oklahoma! (2011)

Movie
Musical
South Pacific

South Pacific (2010)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Oklahoma! (Takarazuka)

Oklahoma! (Takarazuka) (2006)

Movie
Songs
South Pacific

South Pacific (2001)

Movie
Musical
Oklahoma!

Oklahoma! (1999)

Movie
Songs
The King and I

The King and I (1999)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Songs / Music
Cinderella

Cinderella (1997)

Movie
Self
Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies

Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies (1996)

Movie
Music
I Am Returning Your Portrait

I Am Returning Your Portrait (1983)

Movie
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)

TV
Composer
Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion (1967)

Movie
Songs
Carousel

Carousel (1967)

Movie
Producer
Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun (1967)

Movie
Songs / Music / Lyricist
The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music (1965)

Movie
6.95
Original Music Composer / Executive Producer / Songs
Cinderella

Cinderella (1965)

Movie
Songs
Billy Rose's Jumbo

Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)

Movie
Songs
State Fair

State Fair (1962)

Movie
Songs
Flower Drum Song

Flower Drum Song (1961)

Movie
Writer
South Pacific

South Pacific (1958)

Movie
6
Songs / Music
Pal Joey

Pal Joey (1957)

Movie
Writer
Cinderella

Cinderella (1957)

Movie
Composer
The King and I

The King and I (1956)

Movie
4.25
Music
Gaby

Gaby (1956)

Movie
Self - Recipient
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Songs / Music / Musical
Carousel

Carousel (1956)

Movie
Songs
Dearest Enemy

Dearest Enemy (1955)

Movie
Writer
Oklahoma!

Oklahoma! (1955)

Movie
2
Songs
Love Me or Leave Me

Love Me or Leave Me (1955)

Movie
Composer
Victory at Sea

Victory at Sea (1954)

Movie
Self
Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway (1953)

Movie
Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?

What's My Line? (1950)

TV
Songs
Words and Music

Words and Music (1948)

Movie
Self - Composer / Self - Musical Writer
Critic at Large

Critic at Large (1948)

TV
Self / Self - Composer / Self - Honoree
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Songs
State Fair

State Fair (1945)

Movie
Writer
I Married an Angel

I Married an Angel (1942)

Movie
Songs
The Boys from Syracuse

The Boys from Syracuse (1940)

Movie
Writer
On Your Toes

On Your Toes (1939)

Movie
Writer
Babes in Arms

Babes in Arms (1939)

Movie
Songs
Dancing Pirate

Dancing Pirate (1936)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Lyricist
Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party (1934)

Movie
Songs
Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Evergreen

Evergreen (1934)

Movie
Songs
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady (1933)

Movie
Photograper's Assistant
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)

Movie
Songs
Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight (1932)

Movie
6
Writer
Ten Cents a Dance

Ten Cents a Dance (1931)

Movie
Self
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930)

Movie
Writer
The Melody Man

The Melody Man (1930)

Movie
Self
Makers of Melody

Makers of Melody (1929)

Movie
Composer
The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon

The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon

Movie
Music
South Pacific

South Pacific

Movie

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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1902-06-28

Deathday
1979-12-30 (77 years old)

Birth Name
Richard Charles Rodgers

Birth Place
Queens, United States of America

Children
Mary Rodgers

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Richard Rogers, Dick Rodgers

Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Tony Award for Best Musical, Kennedy Center Honors, Handel Medallion, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Academy Award for Best Original Song


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