Betty Comden
Writing
- Born
- May 3, 1917 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- November 23, 2006 (age 89)
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Betty Comden (May 3, 1917 – November 23, 2006) was one-half of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green, who provided lyrics, libretti, and screenplays to some of the most beloved and successful Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century. Her writing partnership with Adolph Green lasted for six decades, during which time they collaborated with other leading entertainment figures such as the famed "Freed Unit" at MGM, Jule Styne and Leonard Bernstein.
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Known for
Singin' in the Rain
April 10, 1952
On the Town
December 8, 1949
The Band Wagon
August 7, 1953
Auntie Mame
December 4, 1958
What a Way to Go!
July 2, 1964
It's Always Fair Weather
August 30, 1955
Bells Are Ringing
June 23, 1960
The Barkleys of Broadway
May 4, 1949
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
March 9, 1949
Good News
December 4, 1947
Peter Pan
December 8, 1960
Peter Pan
March 7, 1955
Behind the camera22
- 2018BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town Writer, Lyricist
- 2018Wonderful Town Lyricist
- 2008Singin' in the Rain Writer
- 2002Wonderful Town Writer
- 2000Peter Pan Lyricist, Writer
- 1993On the Town Writer
- 1993The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue Musical
- 1973Applause Musical, Teleplay, Writer
- 1964What a Way to Go! Screenplay, Lyricist
- 1960Peter Pan