---
name: "Richard Rodgers"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-rodgers"
fi1m_id: "richard-rodgers"
imdb_id: "nm0006256"
tmdb_id: 931310
wikidata_id: "Q269094"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "28 June 1902"
died: "30 December 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T00:50:33.137499+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Richard Rodgers

## Identity

Richard Rodgers

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-rodgers
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-rodgers
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006256
- **TMDB ID:** 931310
- **Wikidata ID:** Q269094
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rodgers, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269094, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006256/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/931310

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

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 28 June 1902, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 30 December 1979
- **Active:** 1932–1999
- **Also known as:** Richard Rogers, Dick Rodgers, Richard Charles Rodgers, リチャード・チャールズ・ロジャース
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 3 writing, 3 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Ernest Lehman](https://film.one/person/ernest-lehman.md), [Walter Lang](https://film.one/person/walter-lang.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 75 (2), 1940s 70 (1), 1950s 72 (2), 1960s 86 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Music 3, Romance 2, Comedy 1, Drama 1, Family 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $300m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rodgers, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269094, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006256/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/931310

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Oklahoma!*](https://film.one/film/oklahoma.md) (72), [*The King and I*](https://film.one/film/the-king-and-i.md) (71)
- **Disney+:** [*The Sound of Music*](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md) (86)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Richard Rodgers (28 June 1902 – 30 December 1979) was an American composer of music for stage and screen. He was born in New York City and collaborated extensively with lyricists Lorenz Hart and, later, Oscar Hammerstein II.

Rodgers wrote the scores for numerous Broadway musicals, including *Oklahoma!* (1943), *Carousel* (1945), *South Pacific* (1949), *The King and I* (1951) and *The Sound of Music* (1959). He also contributed music to the 1965 film adaptation of *The Sound of Music*. He was the first person to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony and Pulitzer Prize.

The 46th Street Theatre on Broadway was renamed the Richard Rodgers Theatre in 1990 in his honour.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, masterworksbroadway.com, songhall.org.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Wrote (3) — the average rests on these

- *The Sound of Music* (1965), Fi1m 86, Lyricist, Songs, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md)
- *Oklahoma!* (1955), Fi1m 72, Music, Executive Producer, Musical, Songs, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/oklahoma.md)
- *Babes in Arms* (1939), Fi1m 66, Songs, Theatre Play — [page](https://film.one/film/babes-in-arms.md)

### Crew (3)

- *The King and I* (1956), Fi1m 71, Original Music Composer, Songs, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-king-and-i.md)
- *State Fair* (1945), Fi1m 70, Original Music Composer, Music, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/state-fair.md)
- *Love Me Tonight* (1932), Fi1m 84, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/love-me-tonight.md)

## Complete filmography (67)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *CITY THE ANIMATION* (2025), series, Music
- *The Colors Within* (2024), Music
- *My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert* (2024), as Songs
- *Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime* (2022), Music
- *Some Enchanted Evening* (2021), Music, Songs
- *The King and I* (2018), as Songs · Music
- *The Sound of Music Live!* (2015), as Songs · Original Music Composer
- *The Sound of Music Live!* (2013), as Songs · Original Music Composer
- *Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center* (2013), as Songs
- *Oklahoma!* (2011), Musical
- *South Pacific* (2010), Musical
- *Oklahoma! (Takarazuka)* (2006), Original Music Composer, Songs
- *Oklahoma!* (2002), Music
- *South Pacific* (2001), as Songs · Original Music Composer
- *Oklahoma!* (1999), Musical, Original Music Composer, Songs
- *The King and I* (1999), as Songs · Original Music Composer
- *Cinderella* (1997), Original Music Composer, Songs, Music
- *Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II* (1995), Music
- *The King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream* (1993), Music
- *The Boys from Syracuse* (1986), Music
- *I Am Returning Your Portrait* (1983), Music
- *That's Entertainment, Part II* (1976), Thanks
- *Androcles and the Lion* (1967), as Songs · Lyricist
- *Carousel* (1967), as Songs
- *Annie Get Your Gun* (1967), Producer
- *The Sound of Music* (1965), Music, Songs, Lyricist, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md)
- *Cinderella* (1965), Original Music Composer, Executive Producer
- *Billy Rose's Jumbo* (1962), as Songs · Original Music Composer
- *State Fair* (1962), as Songs · Original Music Composer
- *Flower Drum Song* (1961), as Songs · Original Music Composer
- *South Pacific* (1958), Theatre Play, Songs, Music, Original Music Composer
- *Pal Joey* (1957), as Songs · Music, Original Music Composer
- *Cinderella* (1957), as Songs · Original Music Composer
- *The King and I* (1956), as Songs · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-king-and-i.md)
- *Gaby* (1956), Music
- *Carousel* (1956), as Songs · Music, Musical, Original Music Composer
- *Paris in the Springtime* (1956), as Songs
- *Dearest Enemy* (1955), as Songs
- *Oklahoma!* (1955), as Songs · Music, Musical, Original Music Composer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/oklahoma.md)
- *Love Me or Leave Me* (1955), as Songs
- *A Connecticut Yankee* (1955), as Songs
- *Victory at Sea* (1954), Music
- *South Pacific* (1952), Music, Songs
- *America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers* (1951), Music
- *Words and Music* (1948), as Songs · Original Music Composer
- *State Fair* (1945), as Songs · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/state-fair.md)
- *Stage Door Canteen* (1943), as Songs
- *I Married an Angel* (1942), as Songs · Musical
- *Too Many Girls* (1940), as Songs
- *The Boys from Syracuse* (1940), as Songs
- *On Your Toes* (1939), Theatre Play, Music, Songs
- *Babes in Arms* (1939), as Songs · Theatre Play — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/babes-in-arms.md)
- *Dancing Pirate* (1936), as Songs
- *Mississippi* (1935), as Songs · Music
- *Hollywood Party* (1934), Original Music Composer, Lyricist
- *Manhattan Melodrama* (1934), as Songs
- *Evergreen* (1934), Original Music Composer
- *Dancing Lady* (1933), as Songs
- *Hallelujah, I'm a Bum* (1933), as Photograper's Assistant
- *The Phantom President* (1932), as Songs
- *Love Me Tonight* (1932), as Songs — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/love-me-tonight.md)
- *The Hot Heiress* (1931), Original Music Composer
- *Ten Cents a Dance* (1931), Idea
- *Heads Up* (1930), as Songs
- *Follow Thru* (1930), as Songs
- *Spring Is Here* (1930), as Songs
- *Makers of Melody* (1929), as Songs

## Gallery

- ![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)](https://film.one/media/person/105585/gallery-d3b4ffda42fa.jpg) 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 (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Irving_Berlin_Portrait.jpg/1280px-Irving_Berlin_Portrait.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Music allegedly eaten by a dog in a plastic bag (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/105585/gallery-ebc92d2b75f1.jpg) 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 (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Music_homework_eaten_by_dog.jpg/1280px-Music_homework_eaten_by_dog.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Incipit to "My Romance" by Rodgers & Hart (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/105585/gallery-74ffcb61e613.png) Incipit to "My Romance" by Rodgers & Hart (2025) — Trumpetrep, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/My_Romance_Incipit.png/1280px-My_Romance_Incipit.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richard Rodgers (left) and Oscar Hammerstein II (right)](https://film.one/media/person/105585/gallery-b28d15bc7cb3.jpg) Richard Rodgers (left) and Oscar Hammerstein II (right) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/R_and_H.jpg/1280px-R_and_H.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![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.](https://film.one/media/person/105585/gallery-2ab2fb0d5e04.jpg) 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 (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Richard_Rodgers%3B_Cy_Walter%3B_and_Stan_Freeman_on_the_Piano_Playhouse_Show%2C_performed_before_a_live_audience%2C_circa_late_1940s._From_The_Cy_Walter_Collection.jpg/1280px-Richard_Rodgers%3B_Cy_Walter%3B_and_Stan_Freeman_on_the_Piano_Playhouse_Show%2C_performed_before_a_live_audience%2C_circa_late_1940s._From_The_Cy_Walter_Collection.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richard Rodgers at the St. James Theatre, 1948 (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/105585/gallery-cec22869d4ae.jpg) Richard Rodgers at the St. James Theatre, 1948 (2015) — Al Aumuller, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Richard_Rodgers_1948.jpg/1280px-Richard_Rodgers_1948.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1946: Best Original Song (won), for *It Might as Well Be Spring*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1962: Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (won), for *The Valiant Years*

### Other awards — 11 won, 5 nominated

- Grammy Trustees Award 1998: Grammy Trustees Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Original Score 1996: Tony Award for Best Original Score (nominated), for *State Fair*
- Kennedy Center Honors 1978: Kennedy Center Honors (won)
- Tony Award for Best Original Score 1965: Tony Award for Best Original Score (nominated), for *Do I Hear a Waltz?*
- Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album 1962: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (won), for *No Strings*
- Tony Award for Best Musical 1962: Tony Award for Best Musical (nominated), for *No Strings*
- Tony Award for Best Original Score 1962: Tony Award for Best Original Score (won), for *No Strings*
- Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album 1960: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (won), for *The Sound of Music*
- Tony Award for Best Musical 1960: Tony Award for Best Musical (won), for *The Sound of Music*
- Tony Award for Best Musical 1959: Tony Award for Best Musical (nominated), for *Flower Drum Song*
- Tony Award for Best Musical 1956: Tony Award for Best Musical (nominated), for *Pipe Dream*
- Tony Award for Best Musical 1952: Tony Award for Best Musical (won), for *The King and I*
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1950: Pulitzer Prize for Drama (won), for *South Pacific*
- Tony Award for Best Musical 1950: Tony Award for Best Musical (won), for *South Pacific*
- Tony Award for Best Original Score 1950: Tony Award for Best Original Score (won), for *South Pacific*
- Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards 1944: Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards (won), for *Oklahoma!*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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