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120 Facts About Richard RodgersIn 1902, one of the world’s greatest composers was born. Richard Rodgers, composer of The Sound of Music, Cinderella, Oklahoma! and other beloved musicals, changed the face of American music forever. We’ve compiled 120 facts about the legendary composer to celebrate his 120th birthday!Richard Rodgers circa 1964.
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) and Lorenz Hart (1895-1943) wrote their first shows together when both were still students attending Columbia University. After writing a series of musical comedies for the University's Varsity Shows and other charities, they made their professional debut with the song "Any Old Place With You," featured in the 1919 Broadway musical comedy A LONELY ROMEO.
Richard Charles Rodgers was born in New York City on June 28, 1902. His earliest professional credits, beginning in 1920, included a series of musicals for Broadway, London and Hollywood written exclusively with lyricist Lorenz Hart. In the first decade of their collaboration, Rodgers & Hart averaged two new shows every season, beginning with ...
Richard Charles Rodgers, född 28 juni 1902 i Queens i New York, död 30 december 1979 i New York i New York, var en amerikansk kompositör. Han skrev över 900 sånger och 43 Broadway-musikaler. Redan som artonåring skrev han sin första Broadway-musikal.
10 de ago. de 2010 · Richard Rodgers nació en el seno de una familia judía el 28 de Junio de 1902 en New York y falleció también en New York el 30 de Diciembre de 1979. Compositor especialmente popular por sus colaboraciones con los letristas Lorenz Hart y Oscar Hammerstein II, con los que compuso sus musicales más famosos, desde On your toes o Pal Joey a The sound of music o South Pacific por citar algunos ...
1 de feb. de 1999 · Richard Rodgers died at home in New York City on December 30, 1979 at the age of 77. On March 27, 1990, he was honored posthumously with Broadway’s highest accolade when the 46th Street ...
9 de ago. de 2022 · Richard Rodgers’ songs have come to represent these places. The title number from “Oklahoma!” was adopted as the state song in 1953.
