Betty Comden
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American librettist, songwriter, actress (1917–2006)
Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note — Self (Archive Footage)2006
- Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' — Self2005
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies — Self2004
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self2003
- Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer — Self2002
- What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' — Self2002
- The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story — Self1996
- Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!1995
- On the Town — Host/Narrator1993
- Gershwin — Self1993
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Cohen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- New York University
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1917-05-03
- date of death
- 2006-11-23
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Original Score
- start of work period
- 1944-00-00
- birth name
- Basya Cohen
- ethnic group
- Russian Jews
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- partner in business or sport
- Adolph Green
- pseudonym
- Betty Comden
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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