Betty Comden
Biography
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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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Acting (14 movies)
Garbo Talks
1984
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
On the Town
1993
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
The Fabulous Fifties
1960
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
Gershwin
1993
Slaves of New York
1989
Follies: In Concert
1986
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Good News | 1947 | Screenplay |
| The Barkleys of Broadway | 1949 | Screenplay |
| On the Town | 1949 | Screenplay |
| Singin' in the Rain | 1952 | Screenplay |
| The Band Wagon | 1953 | Screenplay |
| Peter Pan | 1955 | Writer |
| It's Always Fair Weather | 1955 | Screenplay |
| Peter Pan | 1956 | Writer |
| Auntie Mame | 1958 | Screenplay |
| Bells Are Ringing | 1960 | Screenplay |
| Peter Pan | 1960 | Writer |
| What a Way to Go! | 1964 | Screenplay |
| Applause | 1973 | Writer |
| On the Town | 1993 | Writer |
| Peter Pan | 2000 | Writer |
| Singin' in the Rain | 2008 | Writer |
| Peter Pan Live! | 2014 | Writer |
| BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town | 2018 | Writer |