Betty Comden (1917 - 2006)

American actress and screenwriter, one-half of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green.

* May 3, 1917 Brooklyn, New York
 as Elizabeth Cohen
† November 23, 2006 New York, New York


Books on Betty Comden

Alice M. Robinson Betty Comden and Adolph Green Alice M. Robinson
Betty Comden and Adolph Green, A Bio-Bibliography
Westport, Connecticut - London, 1994

Books with substantial mentioning of Betty Comden

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.) International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 4. Writers and Production Artists
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000
Amy L. Unterburger (editor) Women Filmmakers & Their Films Amy L. Unterburger (editor)
Women Filmmakers & Their Films
Detroit - New York - London, 1998
Marsha McCreadie The women who write the movies Marsha McCreadie
The women who write the movies, From Frances Marion to Nora Ephron
Secaucus, N.J., 1994

Interviews

Tina Daniell and Pat McGilligan, Betty Comden and Adolph Green: Almost Improvisation, in: Patrick McGilligan (ed.), Backstory 2, Berkeley/Los Angeles/London, 1991

Films

1944
Greenwich Village

1949
The Barkleys of Broadway
On the Town

1952
Singin' in the Rain

1953
The Band Wagon

1955
It's Always Fair Weather

1958
Auntie Mame

1960
Bells Are Ringing

1964
What a Way to Go!

1973
Applause

1984
Garbo Talks

1986
Follies in Concert

1989
Slaves of New York

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