Betty Comden
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 3, 1917
- Died
- November 23, 2006
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Betty Comden (May 3, 1917 – November 23, 2006) was one-half of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green, who provided lyrics, libretti, and screenplays to some of the most beloved and successful Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century. Her writing partnership with Adolph Green lasted for six decades, during which time they collaborated with other leading entertainment figures such as the famed "Freed Unit" at MGM, Jule Styne and Leonard Bernstein. Description above from the Wikipedia article Betty Comden,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town 2018
Writer, Lyricist
Wonderful Town 2018
Lyricist
Singin' in the Rain 2008
Writer
- It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note 2006
as Self (Archive Footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' 2005
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies 2004
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 2003
as Self
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' 2002
as Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer 2002
as Self
Wonderful Town 2002
Writer
Peter Pan 2000
Lyricist, Writer
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story 1996
as Self
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! 1995
Actor
On the Town 1993
as Host/Narrator, Writer
The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue 1993
Musical
Gershwin 1993
as Self
Slaves of New York 1989
as Mrs. Wheeler
Follies: In Concert 1986
as Emily Whitman
Garbo Talks 1984
as Garbo (uncredited)
Applause 1973
Musical, Teleplay, Writer
What a Way to Go! 1964
Screenplay, Lyricist
Peter Pan 1960
Lyricist, Writer
Bells Are Ringing 1960
Screenplay, Theatre Play, Lyricist
The Fabulous Fifties 1960
as Self
Auntie Mame 1958
Screenplay
Wonderful Town 1958
Lyricist
Peter Pan 1956
Lyricist, Writer
It's Always Fair Weather 1955
as Woman on Phone (voice) (uncredited), Story, Lyricist, Screenplay
Peter Pan 1955
Writer, Lyricist
The Band Wagon 1953
Story, Screenplay
Singin' in the Rain 1952
Story, Screenplay
On the Town 1949
Screenplay, Musical, Lyricist
The Barkleys of Broadway 1949
Screenplay
Take Me Out to the Ball Game 1949
Lyricist
Good News 1947
Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.