Fred Rogers
Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003), better known as Mister Rogers, was an American television host, author, producer, and Presbyterian minister. He was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001. Born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Rogers earned a bachelor's degree in music from Rollins College in 1951. He began his television career at NBC in New York, returning to Pittsburgh in 1953 to work for children's programming at NET (later PBS) television station WQED. He graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with a bachelor's degree in divinity in 1962 and became a Presbyterian minister in 1963. He attended the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Child Development, where he began his thirty-year collaboration with child psychologist Margaret McFarland. He also helped develop the children's shows The Children's Corner (1955) for WQED in Pittsburgh and Misterogers (1963) in Canada for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1968, he returned to Pittsburgh and adapted the format of his Canadian series to create Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. It ran for 33 years and was critically acclaimed for focusing on children's emotional and physical concerns, such as death, sibling rivalry, school enrollment, and divorce. Rogers died of stomach cancer in 2003, aged 74. His work in children's television has been widely lauded, and he received more than forty honorary degrees and several awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002 and a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 1997. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999. Rogers influenced many writers and producers of children's television shows, and his broadcasts provided comfort during tragic events, even after his death. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 20, 1928 (Latrobe), Died February 27, 2003 (Pittsburgh)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 103233 | 9/24/1957 | Why hi song | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103234 | 9/24/1957 | I found the children's corner | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103235 | 9/24/1957 | I'm Tame | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103236 | 9/24/1957 | Chrysanthemum | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103237 | 9/24/1957 | I found the children's corner | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103238 | 9/24/1957 | I give a hoot for you | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103239 | 9/24/1957 | Every minute of today | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103240 | 9/24/1957 | Good morning God | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103241 | 9/24/1957 | Meow meow meow meow beautiful | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103242 | 9/24/1957 | Vous et moi ensemble | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103243 | 9/24/1957 | Ma famille | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103244 | 9/24/1957 | Les jours de la semaine | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103245 | 9/24/1957 | I found the children's corner | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103246 | 9/24/1957 | Mimus Polygiottos is my pet ; Walking mocking ; Mimus and Walking Mocking | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103247 | 9/24/1957 | Had I on a hat | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103248 | 9/24/1957 | We're going to have a party | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103249 | 9/24/1957 | I found the children's corner | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103250 | 9/24/1957 | Goodnight God | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist | |||
Decca | 103251 | 9/24/1957 | So long song | Josie Carey ; Fred Rogers | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rogers, Fred," accessed November 14, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/340752.
Rogers, Fred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/340752.
"Rogers, Fred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Mister Rogers
Discogs: Fred Rogers
Allmusic: Fred Rogers
Apple Music: Fred Rogers
IMDb: Fred Rogers
Britannica: Fred Rogers
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Rogers, Fred - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50048011
Wikidata: Mister Rogers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1275768
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/45547092
MusicBrainz: Mister Rogers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f3bf1df2-2632-44b3-be4c-38588f39a108
ISNI: 0000 0000 8449 1644 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000084491644
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