Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers

Writer. Born 28 June 1902 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 30 December 1979.

6

Titles on Fi1m3 writing · 3 crew

75

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 3 titles

1

Oscar1 won

Born

28 June 1902, New York City, New York, USA

Died

30 December 1979

Active

1932–1999

Frequently works with

Ernest Lehman, Walter Lang

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Irving Berlin, from a larger photo of him with Rodgers and Hammerstein and Helen Tamiris, watching auditions on stage of the St. James Theatre (1948) — Irving Berlin, from a larger photo of him with Rodgers and Hammerstein and Helen Tamiris, watching auditions on stage of the St. James Theatre (1948)Al Aumuller, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Music allegedly eaten by a dog in a plastic bag (2011) — Music allegedly eaten by a dog in a plastic bag (2011)Andrew Watson from Silver Spring, MD, USA. Color-corrected by Daniel Case prior to upload, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Incipit to "My Romance" by Rodgers & Hart (2025) — Incipit to "My Romance" by Rodgers & Hart (2025)Trumpetrep, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Richard Rodgers (left) and Oscar Hammerstein II (right) — Richard Rodgers (left) and Oscar Hammerstein II (right)Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Richard Rodgers; Cy Walter; and Stan Freeman on the Piano Playhouse Show, performed before a live audience, circa late 1940s. From The Cy Walter Collection. — Richard Rodgers; Cy Walter; and Stan Freeman on the Piano Playhouse Show, performed before a live audience, circa late 1940s. From The Cy Walter Collection.Geo Lightspeed7, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Richard Rodgers at the St. James Theatre, 1948 (2015) — Richard Rodgers at the St. James Theatre, 1948 (2015)Al Aumuller, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Al Aumuller, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain; Andrew Watson from Silver Spring, MD, USA. Color-corrected by Daniel Case prior to upload, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); Trumpetrep, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain; Geo Lightspeed7, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Al Aumuller, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain. Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.