Biography
Adolph Green (December 2, 1914 β October 23, 2002) was an American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for some of the most beloved musicals on Broadway and in Hollywood. 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.
They started their career alongside Leonard Bernstein on stage where they received the New York Drama Critics' Circle for Best Musical for Wonderful Town (1953). On Broadway they wrote the music and lyrics to musicals such as On the Town (1944), Two on the Aisle (1951), Peter Pan (1954), Bells Are Ringing (1956), and Applause (1970). They won four Tony Awards as composter and lyricist for Hallelujah, Baby! (1967), On the Twentieth Century (1978), and The Will Rogers Follies (1991). As performers they starred in A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green (1958).
They gained notoriety in film collaborating with Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly and Vincent Minnelli as part of Arthur Freed's production unit at Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Perhaps their greatest collaboration was for the film Singin' in the Rain (1952), although they received two Academy Award nominations for screenplays for the musicals The Band Wagon (1953), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955). They also wrote the scripts for the classic movie musicals The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), On the Town (1949), Auntie Mame (1958), and Bells Are Ringing (1960).
Filmography
all 51
Movies 43
self 15
Writer 11
TV Shows 8
Screenplay 2
Narrator 1
Voice 1
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town (2018)
Wonderful Town (2018)
Peter Pan Live! (2014)
Singin' in the Rain (2008)
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note (2006)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' (2005)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002)
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)
Wonderful Town (2002)
Peter Pan (2000)
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (1998)
The Substance of Fire (1996)
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! (1995)
On the Town (1993)
The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue (1993)
Frasier (1993)
Gershwin (1993)
Candide (1991)
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide (1989)
I Want to Go Home (1989)
Madeline (1988)
Funny (1988)
Follies: In Concert (1986)
Lily in Love (1984)
Garbo Talks (1984)
My Favorite Year (1982)
Simon (1980)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
Applause (1973)
Hallo - Mr. Moss (1965)
What a Way to Go! (1964)
Peter Pan (1960)
Bells Are Ringing (1960)
The Fabulous Fifties (1960)
Auntie Mame (1958)
Wonderful Town (1958)
Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party (1957)
Tony Awards (1956)
Peter Pan (1956)
It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
Peter Pan (1955)
The Band Wagon (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
What's My Line? (1950)
On the Town (1949)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Good News (1947)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1914-12-02
Deathday2002-10-23 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceThe Bronx, United States of America
RelationshipsAllyn Ann McLerie (1945-01-01 - 1953-01-01), Phyllis Newman (1960-01-01 - 2002-01-01)
ChildrenAmanda Green, Adam Green
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsKennedy Center Honors
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