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Richard Rodgers: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born June 28, 1902 • New York City • New York
Died December 30, 1979 (aged 77) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors EGOT • Kennedy Center Honors (1978) • Grammy Award (1963) • Tony Awards (1962) • Emmy Award (1962) • Grammy Award (1961) • Pulitzer Prize (1950) • Tony Awards (1950) • Academy Award (1946) • Pulitzer Prize (1944)
Notable Works “Babes in Arms” • “By Jupiter” • “Oklahoma!” • “Pal Joey” • “South Pacific” • “The Boys from Syracuse” • “The King and I”

Photos

Composer Richard Rodgers, seated at a piano, poses with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein, who stands beside him, both wearing suits in a 1944 black-and-white portrait.
Lorenz Hart (right) with Richard Rodgers, 1936
Original Broadway poster for Oklahoma! features dancers and cowboys in colorful costumes around large, bold text reading Oklahoma! with St. James Theatre details at the bottom.
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The Shakespeare of his generation
Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter
Stephen Sondheim smiling at the camera, wearing a light blue shirt and a brown plaid jacket at the Paramount Theatre.
Stephen Sondheim
American composer and lyricist
Andrew Lloyd Webber wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, standing in front of a blurred crowd at the Golden Globe Awards.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
English composer and theatrical producer
Loesser, Frank
Frank Loesser
American composer and lyricist
Tim Rice in 1989 wearing a flat cap, bow tie, and jacket, looking slightly to the side.
Tim Rice
English lyricist
Alan Menken smiling, wearing glasses, a black shirt, and a dark pinstripe jacket, with a blurred background, 2010.
Alan Menken
American composer
Marvin Hamlisch seated at a grand piano, wearing glasses and a dark shirt, with orchestral instruments and music stands visible in the background.
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer, pianist, and conductor
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Jule Styne
British songwriter
John Legend sits at a black Yamaha grand piano singing into a microphone, surrounded by flag bearers and choir members, performing at the Superbowl XLIX in Glendale, Arizona.
John Legend
American singer-songwriter and pianist
Composer Richard Rodgers, seated at a piano, poses with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein, who stands beside him, both wearing suits in a 1944 black-and-white portrait.
Oscar Hammerstein II
American lyricist, author, and theatrical producer
Frederick Loewe, c. 1970.
Frederick Loewe
American composer
Johnny Mercer.
Johnny Mercer
American composer, vocalist, and businessman
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Jerry Bock
American composer
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Bette Midler
American actress and singer
Elton John, 2006
Elton John
British musician
Bruce Springsteen plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone on stage at the New York Film Festival Spotlight Gala.
Bruce Springsteen
American singer, songwriter, and bandleader
Barbra Streisand in 2010, wearing a layered necklace and a black jacket, with straight shoulder-length hair, smiling slightly at an event.
Barbra Streisand
American singer and actress
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
American composer
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Harry Warren
American composer
Steve Martin, wearing glasses and a black tuxedo with a bow tie, smiles while posing at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills.
Steve Martin
American actor and writer

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