Richard Rodgers papers, sound recordings and music, 1914-1989.

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Richard Rodgers papers, sound recordings and music, 1914-1989.

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The Richard Rodgers papers, sound recordings and music consists of correspondence, photographs, posters, newspaper clippings and sound recordings, music scores and scrapbooks related to the career of Richard Rodgers.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

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Richard Rodgers, composer and producer, was born in New York on June 28, 1902. He composed his first song, My Auto Show Girl when he was fourteen years old. (This is included in the collection Box 16, Folder 6) In 1918 Rodgers met his first professional partner, Lorenz Hart. Together they presented their first hit show, The Garrick Gaieties in 1925. In 1929 Rodgers and Hart appeared in a two-reel autobiographical short, Masters of Melodyproduced by Paramount-Famous-Lasky Corp. and written and di...

Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960

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Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, whose musicals include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music....