Adolph GreenNationality:
American Birthdate:
12/02/1915 Birthplace:
Bronx, New York Death Date:
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biography
With longtime writing and performing partner Betty Comden has created some of the snappiest and also some of the most poignant popular songs ("The Party's Over," "New York, New York [It's a Hell of a Town], "Make Someone Happy," "Never Never Land," "Just in Time"), has written the lyrics and/or book to classic Broadway musicals ("On the Town" 1944, "Wonderful Town" 1953, "Bells Are Ringing" 1956, "Halllujah, Baby!" 1967, "Applause" 1970, "On the Twentieth Century" 1978, and "The Will Rogers Follies" 1991) and has written the witty original screenplays for such memorable movie musicals as "Good
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
Worked as a runner on Wall Street
1938
Met Betty Comden while she was a student at NYU
1939
Formed cabaret act, The Revuers", with Betty Comden and Judy Holliday
1944
Co-starred and co-wrote (with Comden) the book and lyrics for Broadway muscial, "On the Town"
1944
First film appearance with the Revuers in "Greenwich Village"
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