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Betty Comden is part of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green, who, over the course of six decades, wrote the music and lyrics to some of the most beloved musicals and movies of the mid-20th century. Born in Brooklyn, New York as Basya Cohen, Betty Comden was the daughter of two Russian Jewish immigrants.
COMDEN, BETTY (Elizabeth Cohen ; 1919– ), U.S. theatrical writer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Comden studied drama at New York University and graduated with a B.Sc. While a student, she acted with the Washington Square Players.
Nov 23, 2006 · Betty Comden was born Elizabeth Cohen on May 3, 1917 in Brooklyn. Her father, Leo, was a lawyer, her mother, Rebecca, a teacher. She attended Erasmus Hall High School and studied drama at New York ...
Nov 23, 2006 · Explore Betty Comden's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Betty Comden on AllMusic.
Betty Comden and Adolph Green came to Hollywood from New York, where as two-fifths of a group called The Revuers they wrote and performed songs and sketches in a series of cabaret, radio, and theater shows in the early 1940s. When the group disbanded, Comden and Green wrote the book and lyrics for the Broadway production of On the Town, in ...
Betty Comden was an American lyricist, playwright, screenwriter and actress working on stage and screen productions from the late 1930s through the 1990s. She was born Elizabeth Cohen on May 3, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY and attended New York University, where she studied drama, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Education in 1938.
Betty Comden was an American lyricist and playwright, known for her contributions to Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows in the middle of the 20th century. She particularly renowned for her six-decade writing partnership with Adolph Green. Alongside Green, Comden wrote a screenplay adaptation...
