Reminiscences of Mary Rodgers, 1982.

Biographical Note

Author, composer; interviewee married Henry Guettel

Scope and Contents

Childhood, relationships with governesses, sister Linda: development of literary and musical abilties: early compositions, attitudes toward music in Rodgers household, Little Orchestra script writing; writing and producing ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, 1959, HOT SPOT, 1963, MEMBER OF THE WEDDING; relations with mother, Dorothy Rodgers, and collaboration on A WORD TO THE WIVES: creative process and personal objectives in writing children's books, screenplay for Disney Studios; father, Richard Rodgers: illnesses, relations with family; travels; impressions of various composers and producers

Subjects

• Authors--Interviews.
• Children's literature, American.
• Composers--Interviews.
• Daum, Raymond L., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Musicals--United States.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Popular music.
• Rodgers, Dorothy, 1909-1992.
• Rodgers, Mary, 1931-2014--Interviews.
• Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
• United States--Social life and customs.
• Women composers--Interviews.