Encyclopedia > Betty Comden

Article Content

Comden and Green

Redirected from Betty Comden

Comden and Green was the writing duo of Betty Comden and Adolph Green. They wrote lyrics and books for musical stage plays, and lyrics and screenplays for movies. They worked with several musical collaborators, including Jule Styne and Leonard Bernstein.

Comden and Green's hits include the Broadway musicals On the Town[?], Wonderful Town[?], On the Twentieth Century[?], and Bells Are Ringing[?], and the musical films Singin' in the Rain and The Band Wagon.

Green died on October 24, 2002.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Thomas a Kempis

... Zwolle where his brother John had been before him and had risen to the dignity of prior. Thomas received priest's orders in 1413 and was made subprior 1429. The ...