About Betty Comden
Betty Comden 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." The musical-comedy duo of Comden and Green collaborated most notably with composers Jule Styne and Leonard Bernstein, as well enjoyed success with Singin' in the Rain, as part of the famed "Freed unit" at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Their Hallelujah, Baby! score won a Tony Award. Comden and Green's first Broadway show was On the Town, a 1944 musical about three sailors on leave in New York City that was an expansion of a ballet entitled Fancy Free on which Bernstein had been working with choreographer Jerome Robbins. Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library New York Public Library Blog on Comden and Green's Unproduced Screenplay, Wonderland.
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