 Mary Rodgers

Mary Rodgers (January 11, 1931 – June 26, 2014) was an American composer, author, and screenwriter, most famous for her novel "Freaky Friday", which served as the basis of a 1976 film, 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".