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Betty Comden was born Elizabeth Cohen in Brooklyn, New York on May 3, 1919. In 1938, soon after her graduation from New York University, where she studied drama, she started making the rounds of theatrical agents. While she didn’t find an agent, she did get acquainted with Green, who was also searching for a theatrical agent.
Betty Comden and Adolph Green (respectively, born May 3, 1917, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died November 23, 2006, Manhattan, New York; born December 2, 1915, Bronx, New York—died October 23, 2002, Manhattan, New York) were an American musical-comedy team who wrote scripts—and often the lyrics—for many Broadway shows and Hollywood film musicals. They were paired together longer than any ...
Betty Comden wrote lyrics and librettos for enduring and beloved musicals like Singin’ in the Rain and Peter Pan, winning some of the industry’s highest honors. Comden worked with her writing partner, Adolph Green for almost fifty years on different musicals, winning their final Tony Award together for The Will Rogers Follies in 1991.
Betty Comden and Adolph Green are legends of the American musical who have distinguished themselves as playwrights, screenwriters, and lyricists. Both born in New York City, they began their careers a s cabaret performers in Greenwich Village and eventually created their own nightclub act, The Revuers, which included Judy Holliday.
23. Nov. 2006 · Searching to find out more about Betty Comden? We have a full Biography, Photos, Theatre Credits, TV and Movies, Videos and more! Check out Betty Comden's bio now including film and tv, as well as ...
24. Nov. 2006 · Betty Comden, who with her long-time collaborator Alfred Green, wrote lyrics and often librettos for many celebrated musicals of stage and screen dies at age 89; blend of sophisticated wit and ...
Other articles where Betty Comden is discussed: Betty Comden and Adolph Green: Comden studied dramatics at New York University (B.S., 1938). Green attended New York public schools and, during the Great Depression, found his first job as a Wall Street runner. Comden and Green met in 1938 while both were making the rounds of theatrical agents. The…
