
Betty Comden
Department: Writing
Biography
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.
Known For

Garbo Talks
1984

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003

On the Town
1993

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005

It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
2006

The Fabulous Fifties
1960

It's Always Fair Weather
1955

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002

Gershwin
1993

Slaves of New York
1989

Follies: In Concert
1986

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004

Frasier
1993

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978

Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party
1957

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

Previn and the Pittsburgh
1977

What's My Line?
1950

Great Performances
1971

Great Performances
1971

The Merv Griffin Show
1962

Tony Awards
1956

Tony Awards
1956