Richard Rodgers
Componist, Producer, Schrijver, Acteur
28 juni 1902 — 30 december 1979 (77 years)
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
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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| 2025 | Some Enchanted Evening · as Composer |
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| 1999 | Oklahoma! · as Original Music ComposerOp Plex |
| 1997 | Cinderella · as Original Music Composer |
| 1996 | Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies · as Composer |
| 1994 | The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon · as Composer |
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| 1965 | Cinderella · as Original Music ComposerOp Plex |
| 1964 | De muziek van Richard Rodgers · as Composer |
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| 1952 | Victory at Sea · as ComposerOp Plex |
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| 1934 | Hollywood Party · as Original Music ComposerOp Plex |
| 1934 | Evergreen · as Original Music Composer |
| 1931 | The Hot Heiress · as Original Music Composer |
| 1965 | Cinderella · as Executive ProducerOp Plex |
| 1955 | Oklahoma! · as Executive ProducerOp Plex |
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| 2006 | The Legacy of Rodgers and Hammerstein · as Self |
| 1999 | New York: A Documentary Film · as Self |
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| 1979 | The 33rd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Lawrence Langner Award Recipient |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors · as Self |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree |
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| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show · as Self - Composer |
| 1959 | Ford Startime · as Self |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour · as Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards · as Self - Recipient |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase · as Self |
| 1953 | Tonight! · as Self |
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway · as Self |
| 1953 | Person to Person · as Self - Composer |
| 1950 | What's My Line? · as Self |
| 1949 | The Fred Waring Show · as Self |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show · as Self |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse · as Self - Honoree |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show · as Self |
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| 1933 | Hallelujah I'm a Bum · as Photograper's Assistant |
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| 2018 | The King and I · as Songs |
| 2015 | The Sound of Music Live · as Songs |
| 2013 | The Sound of Music Live! · as Songs |
| 2001 | South Pacific · as Songs |
| 1999 | Oklahoma! · as MusicalOp Plex |
| 1999 | The King and I · as Songs |
| 1998 | CatDog · as Written By |
| 1972 | Avanti! · as Associate Producer: Stage Production |
| 1967 | Carousel · as Songs |
| 1965 | The Sound of Music · as Lyricist |
| 1962 | Billy Rose's Jumbo · as Songs |
| 1962 | State Fair · as Songs |
| 1961 | Flower Drum Song · as SongsOp Plex |
| 1958 | South Pacific · as SongsOp Plex |
| 1958 | South Pacific · as PresentsOp Plex |
| 1958 | South Pacific · as Theatre PlayOp Plex |
| 1957 | Pal Joey · as Songs |
| 1957 | Cinderella · as Songs |
| 1956 | The King and I · as Songs |
| 1956 | Carousel · as Songs |
| 1956 | Carousel · as Musical |
| 1955 | Oklahoma! · as SongsOp Plex |
| 1955 | Oklahoma! · as MusicalOp Plex |
| 1955 | Love Me or Leave Me · as Songs |
| 1955 | A Connecticut Yankee · as Songs |
| 1948 | Words and Music · as Songs |
| 1945 | State Fair · as Songs |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen · as SongsOp Plex |
| 1942 | I Married an Angel · as Songs |
| 1942 | I Married an Angel · as Musical |
| 1940 | Too Many Girls · as Songs |
| 1940 | The Boys from Syracuse · as Songs |
| 1939 | Babes in Arms · as Songs |
| 1939 | Babes in Arms · as Theatre Play |
| 1939 | On Your Toes · as Theatre Play |
| 1936 | Dancing Pirate · as SongsOp Plex |
| 1934 | Hollywood Party · as LyricistOp Plex |
| 1934 | Manhattan Melodrama · as Songs |
| 1933 | Dancing Lady · as Songs |
| 1932 | The Phantom President · as Songs |
| 1932 | Love Me Tonight · as Songs |
| 1931 | Ten Cents a Dance · as Idea |
| 1930 | Heads Up · as Songs |
| 1930 | Follow Thru · as Songs |
| 1930 | Spring Is Here · as Songs |