Biography
With her writing partner Adolph Green (to whom she is not married), Betty Comden has been responsible for some of the most acclaimed and beloved musicals both on film and on stage. She and Green began their collaboration in 1939 when they formed (with Judy Holliday) "The Revuers", a cabaret act. Their success in such venues as the Village Vanguard and the Blue Angel led to several TV appearances as well. In 1944, Comden and Green wrote their …
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Career Milestones
1991 | Received Kennedy Center Honors with Adolph Green |
1991 | Last Broadway musical to date "The Will Rogers Follies" |
1986 | Appeared with Green as a vaudeville team in "Follies in Concert" |
1984 | First film appearance in forty years, as title character in "Garbo Talks" |
1977 | Revised production of "A Party With Betty Comden and Adolph Green" opened on Broadway |
1973 | TV adaptation of "Applause" aired on CBS |
1970 | Provided book only for the musical "Applause", an adaptation of the film "All About Eve" |
1964 | Last screenplay to date, "What a Way to Go" |
1958 | First performance of stage revue "A Party With Betty Comden and Adolph Green" |
1952 | With Green, wrote the screenplay for "Singin' in the Rain" |
1947 | Co-screenwriting debut (with Adolph Green), "Good News" |
1944 | Co-wrote (with Green) the book and lyrics for Broadway hit "On the Town" in which she also acted |
1944 | Feature film acting debut with The Revuers, "Greenwich Village" |
1939 | Formed cabaret act The Revuers with Judy Holliday and Adolph Green |
Awards
1991 | Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album |
1970 | Tony Award for Musical |
1968 | Tony Award for Composer and Lyricist |
1968 | Tony Award for Musical |
1955 | Academy Award for Writing (Story and Screenplay) in It's Always Fair Weather |
1953 | Tony Award for Musical |
1953 | Academy Award for Writing (Story and Screenplay) in The Band Wagon |