Harold Robbins

(May 21, 1916, New York, New York-October 14, 1997). American author of best-selling novels, including Never Love a Stranger (1948), The Dream Merchants (1949), and The Carpetbaggers (1961).

Jerome Robbins

(October 11, 1918, New York, New York-July 29, 1998, New York, New York). American choreographer whose work ranged from classical ballet to musical theater. Born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz. Received Academy Award for Best Director, 1961 (West Side Story). Also received Special Academy Award for Choreography, 1961; five Tony Awards; Kennedy Center Honors, National Medal of the Arts; and French Legion of Honor. Avoided blacklisting during the McCarthy era by cooperating with McCarthy's investigating committee.

Edward Goldenberg Robinson

(December 12, 1893, Bucharest, Romania-January 26, 1973, Hollywood, California). Romanian-American actor. Noted for his "tough guy" roles. Blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Received Special Academy Award, 1973.

Martin Rodbell

(December 1, 1925, Baltimore, Maryland-December 7, 1998, Chapel Hill, North Carolina). American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, 1994.

Richard Charles Rodgers

(June 28, 1902, New York, New York-December 30, 1979). American composer of musical theater. Partner of Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. In collaboration with Hammerstein, he won 34 Tony Awards, 15 Academy Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes, two Grammy Awards, and two Emmy Awards.

Artur Rodzinski

January 1, 1892, Split, Croatian Poland-November 27, 1958, Boston, Massachusetts). Polish conductor. Musical Director, Los Angeles Philharmonic, 1929-1933. Musical Director, Cleveland Orchestra, 1933-1943. Musical Director, New York Philharmonic, 1943-1947. Musical Director, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1947-1948.

Sigmund Romberg

(July 29, 1887, Nagykanizsa, Austro-Hungarian Empire-November 9, 1951, New York, New York). Hungarian-American composer, best known for his operettas The Student Prince (1924) and The Desert Song (1926).