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- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- May 3, 1917
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- November 23, 2006
Betty Comden
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Betty Comden (May 3, 1917 – November 23, 2006) was one-half of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green, who provided lyrics, libretti, and screenplays to some of the most beloved and successful Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century. Her writing partnership with Adolph Green lasted for six decades, during which time they collaborated with other leading entertainment figures such as the famed "Freed Unit" at MGM, Jule Styne and Leonard Bernstein. Description above from the Wikipedia article Betty Comden,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
movieBBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
2018 · Lyricist, Writer
movieWonderful Town
2018 · Lyricist
movieSingin' in the Rain
2008 · Writer
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
movieIt's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
2006 · Self (Archive Footage)
movieGet Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005 · Self
movieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004 · Self
movieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Self
movieGene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002 · Self
movieWhat a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002 · Self
movieWonderful Town
2002 · Writer
moviePeter Pan
2000 · Lyricist, Writer
movieThe Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996 · Self
movieLive from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
movieOn the Town
1993 · Host/Narrator, Writer
movieThe Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
1993 · Musical
tvFrasier
1993 · Linda (voice)
movieGershwin
1993 · Self
movieSlaves of New York
1989 · Mrs. Wheeler
movieFollies: In Concert
1986 · Emily Whitman
movieGarbo Talks
1984 · Garbo (uncredited)
tvThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
tvPrevin and the Pittsburgh
1977 · Self
movieApplause
1973 · Musical, Teleplay, Writer
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Emily Whitman, Self
movieWhat a Way to Go!
1964 · Screenplay, Lyricist
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
moviePeter Pan
1960 · Lyricist, Writer
movieBells Are Ringing
1960 · Theatre Play, Screenplay, Lyricist
movieThe Fabulous Fifties
1960 · Self
movieAuntie Mame
1958 · Screenplay
movieWonderful Town
1958 · Lyricist
Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party
tvArt Ford's Greenwich Village Party
1957 · Self
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter
moviePeter Pan
1956 · Lyricist, Writer
movieIt's Always Fair Weather
1955 · Woman on Phone (voice) (uncredited), Story, Lyricist, Screenplay
moviePeter Pan
1955 · Writer, Lyricist
movieThe Band Wagon
1953 · Story, Screenplay
movieSingin' in the Rain
1952 · Screenplay, Story
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
movieOn the Town
1949 · Screenplay, Musical, Lyricist
movieThe Barkleys of Broadway
1949 · Screenplay
movieTake Me Out to the Ball Game
1949 · Lyricist
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieGood News
1947 · Screenplay