Betty Comden

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-05-03 (89 years old)

Deathday

2006-11-23

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Betty Comden

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Betty Comden,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Production

1952

Singin' in the Rain

as Screenplay

1964

What a Way to Go!

as Screenplay

1947

Good News

as Screenplay

1973

Applause

as Musical

1953

1949

1960

Bells Are Ringing

as Screenplay

1960

Bells Are Ringing

as Theatre Play

1958

Auntie Mame

as Screenplay

1958

Wonderful Town

as Lyricist

1993

On the Town

as Writer

2002

Wonderful Town

as Musical

1960

Peter Pan

as Lyricist

1960

1964

1973

Applause

as Teleplay

2000

Peter Pan

as Lyricist

2008

1955

1973

Applause

as Writer

1955

Peter Pan

as Writer

2018

Wonderful Town

as Lyricist

1949

On the Town

as Screenplay

1949

On the Town

as Musical

2014

Peter Pan Live!

as Lyricist

1955

Peter Pan

as Lyricist

1956

Peter Pan

as Lyricist

1953

The Band Wagon

as Screenplay

1949

On the Town

as Lyricist

2014

1960

Peter Pan

as Writer

2000

Peter Pan

as Writer

1956

Peter Pan

as Writer

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