Richard Rodgers
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"Richard Charles Rodgers" was an American Musical composition/composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Rodgers and Hart/Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. His compositions have had a significant impact on popular music up to the present day, and have an enduring broad appeal.

Rodgers was the first person to win what are considered the top show business awards in television, recording, movies and Broadway—an Emmy Award/Emmy, a Grammy Award/Grammy, an Academy Award/Oscar, and a Tony Award/Tony—now known collectively as an List of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards/EGOT. He has also won a Pulitzer Prize, making him one of two people (Marvin Hamlisch is the other) to receive each award.

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