Adolph Green
American lyricist and playwright (1914-2002) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 87
Adolph Green was an American lyricist and playwright, who with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for musicals on Broadway and in Hollywood.
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Betty Comden Also in Good News and On the Town
Arthur Freed Produced Good News and On the Town
Gene Kelly Directed On the Town and Singin' in the Rain
Stanley Donen Directed On the Town and Singin' in the Rain
Vincente Minnelli Directed The Band Wagon and Bells Are Ringing
Charles Walters Directed Good News and The Barkleys of Broadway
Cyd Charisse Adolph wrote The Band Wagon (1953)
Eugene Borden Adolph wrote On the Town (1949)
Fred Astaire Adolph wrote The Band Wagon (1953)
Dean Martin Adolph wrote Bells Are Ringing (1962)
Alain Resnais Directed I Want to Go Home (1989)
Judy Holliday Adolph wrote On the Town and Bells Are Ringing
Oscar Levant Also in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Hans Conried Adolph wrote On the Town (1949)
Fred Clark Also in Auntie Mame and Bells Are Ringing
Douglas Fowley Adolph wrote The Band Wagon (1953)
Marin Karmitz Produced I Want to Go Home (1989)- Martin Bregman Produced Simon (1980)
Connie Gilchrist Also in Good News and Auntie Mame- Arthur P. Jacobs Produced What a Way to Go! (1964)
Clinton Sundberg Also in Good News and The Barkleys of Broadway- Fred Coe Produced Peter Pan (1955)
Morton DaCosta Directed Auntie Mame (1958)
Gary Halvorson Directed Peter Pan (2000)
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Although they were not a romantic couple, they shared a unique comic genius and sophisticated wit that enabled them to forge a six-decade-long partnership. They received numerous accolades including four Tony Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. Green was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980 and American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981. Comden and Green received the Kennedy Center Honor in 1991.
