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Mary Rodgers | |
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| Born | January 11, 1931 New York City, US |
| Died | June 26, 2014 (aged 83) New York City, US |
| Education | Wellesley College |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, screenwriter, children's fiction writer |
| Years active | 1959–2014 |
| Spouses | Julian B. Beaty Jr.
(m. 1951; div. 1957)Henry Guettel
(m. 1961; died 2013) |
| Children | 6, including Adam Guettel |
| Parents |
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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 children's album Free to Be... You and Me.