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Betty Comden (May 3, 1917 – November 23, 2006) was an American lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter who contributed to numerous Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century. Her writing partnership with Adolph Green spanned six decades: "the longest running creative partnership in theatre history."
Betty Comden (Brooklyn, Nueva York, 3 de mayo de 1917 - Nueva York, 23 de noviembre de 2006), nacida con el nombre Elizabeth Cohen, fue una actriz y escritora de musicales estadounidense.
Betty Comden (1917-2006) was a versatile and influential figure in musical theatre and film. She co-wrote lyrics, librettos and screenplays with Adolph Green, and collaborated with composers such as Leonard Bernstein and Jule Styne.
Betty Comden was a songwriter, author and actress who collaborated with Adolph Green on many Broadway and film musicals, such as "On the Town" and "Singin' in the Rain". She won seven Tony Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
24 de nov. de 2006 · Betty Comden, who with her longtime collaborator Adolph Green wrote the lyrics and often the librettos for some of the most celebrated musicals of stage and screen, died yesterday in Manhattan...
Betty Comden and Adolph Green were an American musical-comedy team who wrote scripts—and often the lyrics—for many Broadway shows and Hollywood film musicals. They were paired together longer than any other writing team in the history of Broadway. Comden studied dramatics at New York University.
In the final analysis, Betty Comden was one of the most important librettists in the history of American musical comedy, contributing a wit informed both by her liberal Jewish upbringing and her implicit belief that women need to assert themselves creatively. Comden passed away on November 23, 2006, at the age of 89.
