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Green was born in the Bronx to Hungarian Jewish immigrants Helen (née Weiss) and Daniel Green. He was the youngest of three sons and had two older brothers, Louis (circa 1907-?) and William (circa 1910-?).
Comden and Green was a 60-year songwriting partnership, comprising Betty Comden (1917–2006) and Adolph Green (1914–2002). [1] They first worked together in 1941 at the Village Gate in New York City, as writers and performers in a nightclub act called The Revuers. [2]
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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Adolph Green (1914 – 2002) was a long-time collaborator to the late and great Betty Comden, both of whom are particularly known for their work on On the Town, The Will...
Oct 25, 2002 · Adolph Green, who with writing partner Betty Comden won seven Tony Awards in a Broadway career that stretched from “On the Town” in 1944 to their longest-running show, “The Will Rogers Follies,”...
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Oct 27, 2002 · "Never take 'if' for an answer," Green told her. On the last night of his life, Green, having dressed to go out for dinner with his son, Adam, decided to stay in.
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Oct 25, 2002 · An obituary of the performer, lyricist and playwright Adolph Green on Friday misstated the Broadway opening year of ''On the 20th Century,'' for which he and Betty Comden wrote the book and...
