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Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Born / DiedMay 3, 1917 (Died at 89)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York, USA
Career Span1947 – 2006
Known Credits42 Titles
Official Links
WritingPopularity Score 0.9

Betty Comden

Total Works

42

34 movies • 8 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Singin' in the Rain
8.1
Role: Screenplay
Frasier
7.7
Frasier
1993•series
as Linda (voice)
On the Town
7.0
On the Town
1949•movie
Role: Screenplay
The Band Wagon
7.2
The Band Wagon
1953•movie
Role: Story

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 42 titles featuring Betty Comden

Singin' in the Rain
8.1

Role: Screenplay

Frasier
7.7
1 eps
Frasier
1993•series

as Linda (voice)

On the Town
7.0
On the Town
1949•movie

Role: Screenplay

The Band Wagon
7.2
The Band Wagon
1953•movie

Role: Story

Auntie Mame
7.0
Auntie Mame
1958•movie

Role: Screenplay

What a Way to Go!
7.1
What a Way to Go!
1964•movie

Role: Screenplay

It's Always Fair Weather
7.0

as Woman on Phone (voice) (uncredited)

Bells Are Ringing
6.5
Bells Are Ringing
1960•movie

Role: Screenplay

Take Me Out to the Ball Game
6.6

Role: Lyricist

The Barkleys of Broadway
6.9

Role: Screenplay

Garbo Talks
6.3
Garbo Talks
1984•movie

as Garbo (uncredited)

What's My Line?
7.0
1 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

Good News
6.5
Good News
1947•movie

Role: Screenplay

Peter Pan
6.6
Peter Pan
1960•movie

Role: Lyricist

Great Performances
6.1
1 eps
Great Performances
1971•series

as Emily Whitman

Peter Pan
6.2
Peter Pan
1955•movie

Role: Writer

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
2 eps

as Self

Slaves of New York
5.4
Slaves of New York
1989•movie

as Mrs. Wheeler

Peter Pan
6.6
Peter Pan
2000•movie

Role: Lyricist

The Merv Griffin Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
7.8
The Kennedy Center Honors
7.4
1 eps

as Self

Applause
5.9
Applause
1973•movie

Role: Musical

Wonderful Town
7.0
Wonderful Town
1958•movie

Role: Lyricist

The Fabulous Fifties
6.0

as Self

Previn and the Pittsburgh
8.0
1 eps

as Self

Gershwin
9.0
Gershwin
1993•movie

as Self

Follies: In Concert
7.0

as Emily Whitman

BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
7.0

Role: Writer

Peter Pan
1.0
Peter Pan
1956•movie

Role: Lyricist

On the Town
On the Town
1993•movie

as Host/Narrator

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

as Self

Tony Awards
1 eps
Tony Awards
1956•series

as Self - Nominee

Singin' in the Rain

Role: Writer

Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town
2018•movie

Role: Lyricist

Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town
2002•movie

Role: Writer