(1902–79), American composer; full name Richard Charles Rodgers. He worked with librettist Lorenz Hart (1895–1943) before collaborating with Oscar Hammerstein II on a succession of popular musicals, including The Sound of Music (1959).
Definition of Rodgers, Richard in US English:
Rodgers, Richard
proper nounˈräjərz
(1902–79), US composer; full name Richard Charles Rodgers. He worked with librettist Lorenz Hart before collaborating with Oscar Hammerstein II on a succession of popular musicals that included Oklahoma! (1943), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951), and The Sound of Music (1959).