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Mary Rodgers

Mary Rodgers

Known for

Writing

Born

January 11, 1931

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

June 26, 2014 (aged 83)

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.

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Best known work

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

2003
Freakier Friday

Freakier Friday

2025
Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

1976
Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

2018
The Devil and Max Devlin

The Devil and Max Devlin

1981
Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

1995
Once Upon A Mattress

Once Upon A Mattress

2005
Original Cast Album: Company

Original Cast Album: Company

1970
Free to Be… You and Me

Free to Be… You and Me

1974
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Freakier Friday

    Book

  2. 2021

  3. 2021

  4. 2018

  5. 2009

  6. 2005

    Once Upon A Mattress

    Musical, Music, Songs

  7. 2003

  8. 2003

  9. 1995

  10. 1984

  11. 1984

  12. 1982

    Working

    Songs

  13. 1981

    The Devil and Max Devlin

    Story, Screenplay

  14. 1976

    Freaky Friday

    Book, Screenplay, Novel

  15. 1974

  16. 1972

  17. 1970

  18. 1964

  19. 1961

    Feathertop

    Writer, Songs

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