Editing Mary Rodgers (section)

==Early life==
Rodgers was born in New York City. She was a daughter of composer [[Richard Rodgers]] and his wife, [[Dorothy Rodgers|Dorothy Belle (née Feiner)]]. She had a sister, Mrs. Linda Emory. She attended the [[Brearley School]] in Manhattan, and majored in music at [[Wellesley College]].<ref name=interview>Eby, Douglas. [http://talentdevelop.com/interviews/Page60.html "Mary Rodgers Guettel interview by Douglas Eby"]. TalentDevelop.com. Retrieved 2010-01-06. 
Quote: "At age 66, she is also a board member of ASCAP ..." [implies 1997]. 
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This is not an interview transcript, but three paragraphs presumably by Eby over about 30 paragraphs in the first person by Rodgers Guettel.</ref>

She began writing music at the age of 16 and her professional career began with writing songs for [[Little Golden Records]], which were albums for children with three-minute songs.<ref>Leuzzi, Linda. [http://www.longislandadvance.net/articles/2014/07/03/My-interview-with-Mary-Rodgers "My interview with Mary Rodgers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714135708/http://www.longislandadvance.net/articles/2014/07/03/My-interview-with-Mary-Rodgers |date=July 14, 2014 }}. ''The Long Island Advance'', July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.</ref> One of these recordings, "[[Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves]]", which was released in 1957, featured performances by [[Bing Crosby]] of songs Mary Rodgers wrote with lyricist [[Sammy Cahn]]. She also composed music for television, including the jingle for the Prince Spaghetti commercial.<ref name="NewMusicBox">Chapin, Ted. [http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/mary-rodgers-1931-2014-a-woman-of-many-talents/ "Mary Rodgers (1931–2014): A Woman of Many Talents"]. ''[[NewMusicBox]]'', July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.</ref>