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Quick Facts
- NAME: Richard Rodgers
- OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Singer
- BIRTH DATE: June 28, 1902
- DEATH DATE: December 30, 1979
- EDUCATION: Columbia University, Julliard
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
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Richard Rodgers was one of the dominant composers of American musical comedy best known for his work with the liberettists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II.
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Richard Rodgers was an American composer who began his craft as a youth, composing songs for amateur boys' club shows. He was educated at Columbia and the Institute of Musical Art (now Julliard). He collaborated with the liberettists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein on a number of hits including including "My Funny Valentine," "The Lady is a Tramp," and "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning."© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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