Mary Rodgers

Mary Rodgers
Born(1931-01-11)January 11, 1931
DiedJune 26, 2014(2014-06-26) (aged 83)
New York City, US
EducationWellesley College
Occupation(s)Composer, screenwriter, children's fiction writer
Years active1959–2014
Spouses
Julian B. Beaty Jr.
(m. 1951; div. 1957)
Henry Guettel
(m. 1961; died 2013)
Children6, including Adam Guettel
Parents

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.