Known For
Writing
Born
Jan 11, 1931
Died
Jun 26, 2014
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
19 titles
Mary Rodgers
Biography
Mary Rodgers (January 11, 1931 – June 26, 2014) was an American composer, screenwriter, and author. She wrote the novel Freaky Friday, which served as the basis of a 1976 film starring Jodie Foster, for which she wrote the screenplay, as well as three other versions. Her best-known musicals were Once Upon a Mattress and The Mad Show, and she contributed songs to Marlo Thomas' successful children's album Free to Be... You and Me. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Rodgers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Freakier Friday
Book
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Sicken ärta
Musical
Freaky Friday
Novel
Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece
Self
Once Upon A Mattress
Musical
Freaky Friday
Book
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
Freaky Friday
Book
Summer Switch
Novel
A Billion for Boris
Novel
Working
Songs
The Devil and Max Devlin
Screenplay
Freaky Friday
Book
Free to Be… You and Me
Story
Once Upon a Mattress
Songs
Original Cast Album: Company
Other
Once Upon a Mattress
Songs
Feathertop
Writer