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Born | Richard Charles Rodgers (1902-07-29)July 29, 1902
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Died | December 30, 1979(1979-12-30) (aged 77)
New York City, United States |
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Nationality | American |
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Occupation(s) | Composer Producer |
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Known for | Broadway musicals |
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Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer. He wrote many musicals with Oscar Hammerstein II, including Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, the television musical, Cinderella, and The Sound of Music.
Rodgers was the first person to win all four top show business awards: an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony.[1] He also won a Pulitzer Prize.
- ↑ Nicole Lyn Pesce; Joe Dziemianowicz and Margaret Eby (3 March 2014). "Oscars 2014: Bobby Lopez becomes youngest person to get an EGOT with Best Original Song win for 'Let It Go'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 15 March 2014.