Betty Comden

Betty Comden

Writing
Born 1917-05-03 Died 2006-11-23 Brooklyn, New York, USA 44 credits Tony Awards 4 Kennedy Center Honors 1 Johnny Mercer Award 1 Theatre World Award 1

Awards

Nominated for 2 Academy Awards

Academy Awards 2 nominated

Tony Awards 4 won · 3 nominated

  • 1991 Best Original Score Won The Will Rogers Follies
  • 1983 Best Original Score Nominated A Doll's Life
  • 1978 Best Original Score Won On the Twentieth Century
  • 1968 Best Original Score Won Hallelujah, Baby!
  • 1961 Best Musical Nominated Do Re Mi
  • 1957 Best Musical Nominated Bells Are Ringing
  • 1953 Best Musical Won Wonderful Town

Kennedy Center Honors 1 won

  • — Kennedy Center Honors Won

Johnny Mercer Award 1 won

  • 1991 Johnny Mercer Award Won

Theatre World Award 1 won

  • 1945 Theatre World Award Won

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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.
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Filmography
Writing 18 credits
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · ★ 8.1 · Screenplay, Story
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame
1958 · ★ 7.0 · Screenplay
On the Town
On the Town
1949 · ★ 7.0 · Screenplay, Musical
The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
1953 · ★ 7.2 · Story, Screenplay
What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go!
1964 · ★ 7.1 · Screenplay, Lyricist
It's Always Fair Weather
It's Always Fair Weather
1955 · ★ 6.9 · Woman on Phone (voice) (uncredited), Story
Bells Are Ringing
Bells Are Ringing
1960 · ★ 6.5 · Screenplay, Theatre Play
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949 · ★ 6.9 · Screenplay
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
1960 · Lyricist, Writer
Good News
Good News
1947 · Screenplay
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
2000 · Lyricist, Writer
Applause
Applause
1973 · Musical, Teleplay
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
1955 · Writer, Lyricist
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
1956 · Lyricist, Writer
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
2018 · Writer, Lyricist
Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town
2002 · Writer
On the Town
On the Town
1993 · Host/Narrator, Writer
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
2008 · Writer
Acting 36 credits
Frasier
Frasier
1993 · ★ 7.7 · Linda (voice)
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971 · Emily Whitman, Self
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
On the Town
On the Town
1949 · ★ 7.0 · Screenplay, Musical
What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go!
1964 · ★ 7.1 · Screenplay, Lyricist
It's Always Fair Weather
It's Always Fair Weather
1955 · ★ 6.9 · Woman on Phone (voice) (uncredited), Story
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949 · ★ 6.7 · Lyricist
Garbo Talks
Garbo Talks
1984 · Garbo (uncredited)
The Fabulous Fifties
The Fabulous Fifties
1960 · Self
Bells Are Ringing
Bells Are Ringing
1960 · ★ 6.5 · Screenplay, Theatre Play
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Self
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005 · Self
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
1960 · Lyricist, Writer
Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party
Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party
1957 · Self
Previn and the Pittsburgh
Previn and the Pittsburgh
1977 · Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002 · Self
The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
1993 · Musical
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996 · Self
Gershwin
Gershwin
1993 · Self
Slaves of New York
Slaves of New York
1989 · Mrs. Wheeler
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
2000 · Lyricist, Writer
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004 · Self
Applause
Applause
1973 · Musical, Teleplay
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
1955 · Writer, Lyricist
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002 · Self
Follies: In Concert
Follies: In Concert
1986 · Emily Whitman
Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town
1958 · Lyricist
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
1956 · Lyricist, Writer
Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town
2018 · Lyricist
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
2018 · Writer, Lyricist
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
2006 · Self (Archive Footage)
On the Town
On the Town
1993 · Host/Narrator, Writer
Other credits 1 credit
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
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