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Mary Rodgers
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Born | New York City, US
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January 11, 1931
Died | June 26, 2014 New York City, US
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(aged 83)
Education | Wellesley College |
Occupation | Composer, screenwriter, children's fiction writer |
Years active | 1959–2014 |
Spouse(s) |
Julian B. Beaty Jr.
(m. 1951; div. 1957) Henry Guettel
(m. 1961; died 2013) |
Children | 6, including Adam Guettel |
Parent(s) | Richard Rodgers Dorothy Feiner |
Mary Rodgers (January 11, 1931 – June 26, 2014) was an American composer, author, and screenwriter. She was known for her novel Freaky Friday. Her best-known musicals were Once Upon a Mattress and The Mad Show.
Rodgers died from heart failure at her home in Manhattan on June 26, 2014 at the age of 83.

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