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Richard Rodgers

Richard Charles Rodgers

American composer of songs and Broadway musicals (1902–1979).

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Country of Citizenship

United States

Place of Birth

Queens

Place of Death

New York City

Date of Birth

6/28/1902
1902

Date of Death

12/30/1979
1979

Instance Of

Human

Award Received

14 items
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
(1950)
For Work
:
South Pacific
Point in Time
: 1950
Handel Medallion
Grammy Trustees Award
(1998)
Point in Time
: 1998
Kennedy Center Honors
(1978)
Point in Time
: 1978
Academy Award for Best Original Song
(3/7/1946)
For Work
:
It Might as Well Be Spring
Together With
:
Oscar Hammerstein II
Subject Has Role
:
Composer
Statement Is Subject Of
:
18th Academy Awards
In Work
:
State Fair
Point in Time
: 3/7/1946
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
(1960)
For Work
:
The Sound of Music
Point in Time
: 1960
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
(1962)
For Work
:
No Strings
Point in Time
: 1962
Tony Award for Best Musical
(4/9/1950)
For Work
:
South Pacific
Together With
:
Oscar Hammerstein II
Together With
:
Joshua Logan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
4th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 4/9/1950
Tony Award for Best Musical
(3/30/1952)
For Work
:
The King and I
Together With
:
Oscar Hammerstein II
Statement Is Subject Of
:
6th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 3/30/1952
Tony Award for Best Musical
(4/24/1960)
For Work
:
The Sound of Music
Together With
:
Oscar Hammerstein II
Together With
:
Howard Lindsay
Together With
:
Russel Crouse
Statement Is Subject Of
:
14th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 4/24/1960
Tony Award for Best Original Score
(4/9/1950)
For Work
:
South Pacific
Statement Is Subject Of
:
4th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 4/9/1950
Tony Award for Best Original Score
(4/29/1962)
For Work
:
No Strings
Statement Is Subject Of
:
16th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 4/29/1962
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
(1962)
For Work
:
The Valiant Years
Point in Time
: 1962
Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
(1944)
For Work
:
Oklahoma!
Together With
:
Oscar Hammerstein II
Point in Time
: 1944

Occupation

Composer
Playwright
Songwriter
Librettist
Screenwriter

Educated At

Columbia University
DeWitt Clinton High School
Townsend Harris High School

Given Name

Richard Charles

Notable Work

The King and I

Member Of

American Academy of Arts and Letters
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Rodgers and Hart

Genre

Musical

Family Name

Rodgers

Child

Mary Rodgers

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Sex or Gender

Male

Different From

Richard Rodgers
Criterion Used
:
Personal Name Refers to Multiple People

Copyright Representative

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Described by Source

Obálky Knih
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Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers
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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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Archives At

Library of Congress Music Division
Title
: Richard Rodgers collection, 1917-1980
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Title
: Richard Rodgers collection of musicals and interviews [sound recording]
Collection
:
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Inventory Number
:*L (Special) 89-19
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Title
: Richard Rodgers papers
Collection
:
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Inventory Number
:*T-Mss 1987-006
Described at URL
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Title
: Richard Rodgers scrapbooks
Collection
:
Music Division
Inventory Number
:JPH 85-5
Described at URL
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Title
: Richard Rodgers music papers
Collection
:
Music Division
Inventory Number
:JPB 13-30
Described at URL
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Writing Language

English

Part Of

Rodgers and Hammerstein

Nominated For

Tony Award for Best Musical
(1956)
For Work
:
Pipe Dream
Together With
:
Oscar Hammerstein II
Statement Is Subject Of
:
10th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 1956
Tony Award for Best Musical
(1959)
For Work
:
Flower Drum Song
Together With
:
Oscar Hammerstein II
Together With
:
Joseph Fields
Statement Is Subject Of
:
13th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 1959
Tony Award for Best Musical
(1962)
For Work
:
No Strings
Together With
:
Samuel A. Taylor
Statement Is Subject Of
:
16th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 1962
Tony Award for Best Original Score
(1996)
For Work
:
State Fair
Together With
:
Oscar Hammerstein II
Statement Is Subject Of
:
50th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 1996
Tony Award for Best Original Score
(1965)
For Work
:
Do I Hear a Waltz?
Together With
:
Stephen Sondheim
Statement Is Subject Of
:
19th Tony Awards
Point in Time
: 1965
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