Betty Comden
Betty Comden is a Broadway performer known for A Doll's Life, A Party with Betty Comden & Adolph Green, Applause, Billion Dollar Baby, Bells Are Ringing, Do Re Mi, Fade Out - Fade In, Hallelujah, Baby!, Lorelei, On the Town, On the Twentieth Century, Say, Darling, Subways Are for Sleeping, Two on the Aisle, Wonderful Town, and The Will Rogers Follies. Explore their Broadway credits, shows, and songs below.
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About
Born Basya Cohen on May 3, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York, Betty Comden was the daughter of Leo and Rebecca Cohen. She studied drama at New York University and married designer and businessman Steven Kyle; together they had two children, Susanna and Alan. In 1995 she published her memoir, "Off Stage."
Her professional partnership with Adolph Green, her longtime collaborator, spanned more than 60 years.
Film credits include "Singin' in the Rain," "Auntie Mame," "On the Town," "The Band Wagon," "What a Way to Go!," "Good News," "Dummy," "It's Always Fair Weather," "Bells Are Ringing," and "Garbo Talks." Television credits include "Frasier," "What's My Line?," "Great Performances," "The Match Game," "American Masters," "The Ed Sullivan Show," and "To Tell the Truth."
Comden and Green were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980 and received Kennedy Center Honors in 1991. Betty Comden was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981.
Early in their careers, Comden and Green formed a troupe called the Revuers with Judy Holliday and Leonard Benstein, performing at the Village Vanguard club in Greenwich Village. On November 28, 2006, Broadway theater marquees were dimmed in her honor.
Personal Details
- Born
- May 3, 1917
- Hometown
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- November 23, 2006
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who is Betty Comden?
- Betty Comden is a Broadway performer known for A Doll's Life, A Party with Betty Comden & Adolph Green, Applause, Billion Dollar Baby, Bells Are Ringing, Do Re Mi, Fade Out - Fade In, Hallelujah, Baby!, Lorelei, On the Town, On the Twentieth Century, Say, Darling, Subways Are for Sleeping, Two on the Aisle, Wonderful Town, and The Will Rogers Follies. Born Basya Cohen on May 3, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York, Betty Comden was the daughter of Leo and Rebecca Cohen. She studied drama at New York University and married designer and businessman Steven Kyle; together they had two children, Susanna and Alan. In 1995 she published her memoir, "Off Stage." ...
- What shows has Betty Comden appeared in?
- Betty Comden has appeared in A Doll's Life, A Party with Betty Comden & Adolph Green, Applause, Billion Dollar Baby, Bells Are Ringing, Do Re Mi, Fade Out - Fade In, Hallelujah, Baby!, Lorelei, On the Town, On the Twentieth Century, Say, Darling, Subways Are for Sleeping, Two on the Aisle, Wonderful Town, and The Will Rogers Follies.
- What roles has Betty Comden played?
- Betty Comden has played roles as Director, Performer, Writer, Source Material, Lyricist, Other.
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