Betty Comden

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

25

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-05-03

Day of death

2006-11-23 (89 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Garbo Talks

    Garbo Talks

  • The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

    The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

  • Gershwin

    Gershwin

  • Follies: In Concert

    Follies: In Concert

  • Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

    Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

  • On the Town

    On the Town

  • Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

    Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

  • The Fabulous Fifties

    The Fabulous Fifties

  • It's Always Fair Weather

    It's Always Fair Weather

  • What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

    What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

  • Slaves of New York

    Slaves of New York

  • Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

    Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

  • Previn and the Pittsburgh

    Previn and the Pittsburgh

  • Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party

    Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party

  • It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note

    It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note