Richard Rodgers - Фильмы

Ричард Чарльз Роджерс (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer of music, with over 900 songs and 43 Broadway musicals, leaving a legacy as one of the most significant composers of 20th-century American music. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. His композиции have had a significant impact on popular music. Роджерс was the first person to win what are considered the top American entertainment awards in television, запись, movies and Broadway – год Эмми, a Grammy, год Оскар, и Тони — now known collectively as an EGOT. In addition, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, making him only one of two people to receive each award (Marvin Hamlisch is the other). Роджерс died in 1979 at the age of 77, after surviving divorced wife surviving cancer of the jaw, a heart attack, and a laryngectomy. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea. In 1990, the 46th Street Theatre was renamed "The Richard Rodgers Theatre" in his memory. In 1999, Rodgers and Hart were each commemorated on United States postage stamps. In 2002, the centennial year of Rodgers's birth was celebrated worldwide with books, retrospectives, производительность, new recordings of his music, and Broadway revival of Oklahoma!. The BBC Proms that year devoted an entire evening to Rodgers's music, including a concert performance of Oklahoma! The Boston Pops Orchestra released a new CD that year in tribute to Rodgers, entitled My Favorite Things: Richard Rodgers Celebration. Several American schools are named after Richard Rodgers. Алек Уайлдер wrote the following about Роджерс: "Of all the writers whose songs are considered and examined in this book, those of Rodgers show the highest degree of состоят совершенства, inventiveness and сложности...[A]fter spending weeks playing his songs, I am more than impressed and respectful: I am astonished." Richard Rodgers is a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame. Along with the Academy of Arts and Letters, Роджерс also started and обеспечивать доходом an award for non-established музыкальный театр composers to produce new productions either by way of full productions or staged чтения. It is the only award for which the Academy of Arts and Letters accepts applications and is presented every year.