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Writer
Betty Comden
- Born May 3, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died November 23, 2006
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.
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Known for
Singin' in the Rain1952
Frasier1993
On the Town1949
The Band Wagon1953
Auntie Mame1958
What a Way to Go!1964
It's Always Fair Weather1955
Bells Are Ringing1960
Filmography
- 2018BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the TownFilmLyricist, Writer
- 2018Wonderful TownFilmLyricist
- 2008Singin' in the RainFilmWriter
- 2006It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High NoteFilmSelf (Archive Footage)
- 2005Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'FilmSelf
- 2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesFilmSelf
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereFilmSelf
- 2002Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a DancerFilmSelf
- 2002What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'FilmSelf
- 2002Wonderful TownFilmWriter
- 2000Peter PanFilmLyricist, Writer
- 1996The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld StoryFilmSelf
- 1995Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!Film
- 1993FrasierSeriesLinda (voice)
- 1993GershwinFilmSelf
- 1993On the TownFilmHost/Narrator, Writer
- 1993The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In RevueFilmMusical
- 1989Slaves of New YorkFilmMrs. Wheeler
- 1986Follies: In ConcertFilmEmily Whitman
- 1984Garbo TalksFilmGarbo (uncredited)
- 1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeriesSelf
- 1977Previn and the PittsburghSeriesSelf
- 1973ApplauseFilmMusical, Teleplay, Writer
- 1971Great PerformancesSeriesSelf, Emily Whitman
- 1964What a Way to Go!FilmScreenplay, Lyricist
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf
- 1960Bells Are RingingFilmTheatre Play, Screenplay, Lyricist
- 1960Peter PanFilmLyricist, Writer
- 1960The Fabulous FiftiesFilmSelf
- 1958Auntie MameFilmScreenplay
- 1958Wonderful TownFilmLyricist
- 1957Art Ford's Greenwich Village PartySeriesSelf
- 1956Peter PanFilmLyricist, Writer
- 1956Tony AwardsSeriesSelf - Nominee, Self - Presenter
- 1955It's Always Fair WeatherFilmWoman on Phone (voice) (uncredited), Story, Lyricist, Screenplay
- 1955Peter PanFilmWriter, Lyricist
- 1953The Band WagonFilmStory, Screenplay
- 1952Singin' in the RainFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf
- 1949On the TownFilmScreenplay, Musical, Lyricist
- 1949The Barkleys of BroadwayFilmScreenplay
- 1949Take Me Out to the Ball GameFilmLyricist
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf
- 1947Good NewsFilmScreenplay