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Known for: On the Town, Singin' in the Rain, It's Always Fair Weather
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- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
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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 · 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...
Overview. Born. May 3, 1917 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died. November 23, 2006 · New York City, New York, USA (heart failure) Birth name. Basya Cohen. Mini Bio. 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.
- May 3, 1917
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by Alan Ackerman. Broadway and Hollywood lyricist, Betty Comden (1917-2006). Photo courtesy of the New York Public Library. In Brief. 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.
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