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Lynn Riggs

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Lynn Riggs

Original Name
Rollie
Birth
Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
30 Jun 1954 (aged 54)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
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Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Author, Playwright. Most widely known as a playwright, he wrote many plays, most notably "Green Grow The Lilacs," based on his Oklahoma memories. Rodgers and Hammerstein later added dance and music and it opened on Broadway as "Oklahoma."
Author, Playwright. Most widely known as a playwright, he wrote many plays, most notably "Green Grow The Lilacs," based on his Oklahoma memories. Rodgers and Hammerstein later added dance and music and it opened on Broadway as "Oklahoma."

Bio by: Laura Jackson

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Dr. Of Letters
Author Of
Green Grow The Lilacs
Basis For
OKLAHOMA!

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Laura Jackson
  • Added: Apr 2, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8591343/lynn-riggs: accessed ), memorial page for Lynn Riggs (31 Aug 1899–30 Jun 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8591343, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.