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Betty Comden. Betty Comden (May 3, 1917 – November 23, 2006) was an American lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter who contributed to numerous Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century.
Betty Comden. Writer: On the Town. Songwriter ("New York, New York", "Lonely Town", "The Party's Over", "Just in Time"), author and actress. educated at New York University with a Bachelor of Science degree. While a student, she acted with the Washington Square Players.
- May 3, 1917
- November 23, 2006
Betty Comden. Writer: On the Town. Songwriter ("New York, New York", "Lonely Town", "The Party's Over", "Just in Time"), author and actress. educated at New York University with a Bachelor of Science degree. While a student, she acted with the Washington Square Players.
- January 1, 1
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Betty Comden and Adolph Green 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 other writing team in the history of Broadway. Comden studied dramatics at New York University.
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Nov 24, 2006 · Betty Comden, who with her longtime collaborator Adolph Green wrote the lyrics and often the librettos for some of the most celebrated musicals of stage and screen, died yesterday in...
Nov 23, 2006 · Betty Comden, who with her longtime collaborator Adolph Green wrote the lyrics and often the librettos for some of the most celebrated musicals of stage and screen, died today at...
Lyricist, Actor, Screenwriter. 2 May 1917 to 23 November 2006. Along with her co-writer Adolph Green, Comden penned some of the best loved Broadway musicals to make the transition to the big screen. Most famous of all was Singin' In The Rain (1952), but others include On The Town (1949), The Band Wagon (1953) and It's Always Fair Weather (1955).
