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Amanda Green. Adolph Green (December 2, 1914 – October 23, 2002) was an American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for musicals on Broadway and in Hollywood. Although they were not a romantic couple, they shared a unique comic genius and sophisticated wit that enabled them ...
Adolph Green was born in the Bronx, New York on December 2, 1915 into a family of Hungarian immigrants. He graduated high school in 1934 and worked at assorted jobs including as a runner on Wall Street. In 1937, at a summer camp, he met the young Leonard Bernstein who was the music counselor, and they became life-long friends.
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Feb 23, 2024 · 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.
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Dec 2, 2014 · Lyricist Adolph Green's Influence Remains 100 Years After His Birth Tuesday marks the 100th birthday of Adolph Green, the eccentric author and lyricist of "On the Town," "Peter Pan," and "Bells ...
Oct 25, 2002 · Adolph Green was born in the Bronx on Dec. 2, 1914, the son of Daniel and Helen Weiss Green, Hungarian immigrants of modest means. He attended public schools, where he wrote poetry, acted in plays ...
Oct 25, 2002 · Oct. 25, 2002 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. 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 ...
