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Mary Rodgers
Writing · 1931–2014 · New York City, New York, USA
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

Freakier Friday
Book

Freaky Friday
Book

Freaky Friday
Book

Freaky Friday
Book

Freaky Friday
Novel

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self

Once Upon A Mattress
Musical

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

A Billion for Boris
Novel

Free to Be… You and Me
Story
Filmography
- 2025Freakier FridayBook
- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
- 2021Sicken ärtaMusical
- 2018Freaky FridayNovel
- 2005Once Upon A MattressMusical
- 2003Freaky FridayBook
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf
- 1995Freaky FridayBook
- 1984Summer SwitchNovel
- 1984A Billion for BorisNovel
- 1982WorkingSongs
- 1981The Devil and Max DevlinScreenplay
- 1976Freaky FridayBook
- 1974Free to Be… You and MeStory
- 1972Once Upon a MattressSongs
- 1970Original Cast Album: CompanyOther
- 1964Once Upon a MattressSongs
- 1961FeathertopWriter
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