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Adolph Green (December 2, 1914 – October 23, 2002) 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.
Betty Comden and Adolph Green were an American musical-comedy team who wrote scripts—and often the lyrics—for many Broadway shows and Hollywood film musicals. They were paired together longer than any other writing team in the history of Broadway. Comden studied dramatics at New York University.
Comden and Green was a 60-year songwriting partnership, comprising Betty Comden (1917–2006) and Adolph Green (1914–2002). They first worked together in 1941 at the Village Gate in New York City, as writers and performers in a nightclub act called The Revuers.
Adolph Green. Inductee. 1914- 2002 Born/Died. 1980 Inducted. Lifelong partnership with Betty Comden gave us greatest film and Broadway hits; 12 Tonys. * Adolph Green was also the 1991 recipient of The Johnny Mercer Award, the SHOF’s highest honor.
Oct 25, 2002 · Adolph Green, the playwright, performer and lyricist who in a six-decade collaboration with Betty Comden was co-author of such hit Broadway musicals as ''On the Town,'' ''Wonderful Town'' and...
Oct 27, 2002 · Green, one of the last great figures of Broadway's Golden Age, composed lyrics and musical librettos that sang and danced him into the nation's dream life. He made...
Mr. Green appeared in the films “Simon,” “My Favorite Year,” “Garbo Talks,” and “Lilly In Love.” Some of their best known songs include “Just In Time,” “The Party’s Over,” “Make Someone Happy,” “New York, New York,” “Neverland,” “It’s Love,” “Lonely Town” and “Some Other Time.”
