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Betty Comden

 
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(born May 3, 1917, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. — died Nov. 23, 2006, Manhattan, N.Y.) U.S. musical-comedy writer and lyricist. Comden formed a nightclub act in 1938 with Adolph Green (b. Dec. 2, 1915, Bronx, N.Y. — d. Oct. 23, 2002, Manhattan, N.Y.), Judy Tuvim (later known as Judy Holliday), and others. In 1944 Comden and Green wrote the book and lyrics for Leonard Bernstein's On the Town. They later collaborated with Jule Styne on musicals such as Peter Pan (1954), Bells Are Ringing (1956), and Hallelujah, Baby! (1967, Tony Award). Their work on Wonderful Town (1953), Applause (1970), On the Twentieth Century (1978), and The Will Rogers Follies (1991) won them six more Tony Awards. Their screenplays include Singin' in the Rain (1952) and Auntie Mame (1958). "Just in Time" and "The Party's Over" are two of their best-known songs.

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1944On the Town. Based on the Leonard Bernstein-Jerome Robbins ballet Fancy Free, this musical comedy tells the story of three sailors on a twenty-four-hour leave in New York City. The successful production establishes its authors, as well as Bernstein and Robbins, as significant forces in musical theater. Comden and Green began their careers as nightclub performers.

 
 

 

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