Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers · Arts & Literature
Composer - The Sound of Music and Oklahoma!
1902, New York City, USA — 1979, New York City, USA
United States
Richard Rodgers is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Composer - The Sound of Music and Oklahoma!
One of the most important composers of the American musical, Rodgers created enduring works with lyricists Lorenz Hart and then Oscar Hammerstein II, including 'Oklahoma!', 'Carousel', 'South Pacific' and 'The Sound of Music'. He won the Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Oscar, Grammy and Emmy awards. He was Jewish, born to a Jewish family in New York.
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Source: Great American Songbook
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Composer - The Sound of Music and Oklahoma!
Source: Great American Songbook
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