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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 to forge a six ...
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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Adolph Green. Writer: On the Town. Songwriter ("New York, New York", "The Party's Over", "Just in Time", "Make Someone Happy"), author and actor, educated at City ...
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Adolph and wife Phyllis Newman are one of several sets of spouses to both win Tony Awards. Adolph was nominated 12 times, winning 7: in 1953 for "Wonderful Town"(Best Musical); 1968 for "Hallelujah, Baby!"(Best Score and Best Musical); 1970 for "Applause"(Best Musical); 1978 for "On the Twentieth Century"(Book of a Musical and Best Score); and 1991 for "The Will Rogers Follies"(Best Score).
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Oct 24, 2002 · Adolph Green Dies At 87. Adolph Green, a lyricist whose six-decade collaboration with Betty Comden helped create such joyous stage celebrations of New York as "On the Town" and "Wonderful Town" as ...
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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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 ...
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