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Good News (1947) -- At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring 20's, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane (June Allyson) falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe (Peter Lawford)...
Auntie Mame (1958) -- An orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of his father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle.

Overview

Date of Death:
23 November 2006, New York City, New York, USA more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
Songwriter ("New York, New York", "Lonely Town", "The Party's Over", "Just... more
Trivia:
When writing Singin' in the Rain (1952) with Adolph Green at MGM, many studio personnel... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Writer, Actress, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. "BBC Proms" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Prom 22: A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals (2009) TV episode (lyrics: "I Like Myself")
  2. "So You Think You Can Dance" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Top 16 Perform (2009) TV episode (lyrics: "Moses Supposes")
  3. Nancy LaMott: I'll Be Here with You (2008) (V) (writer: "Some Other Time")
    ... aka Nancy Lamott: I'll Be Here with You - A Collection of Rare Live Performances 1978-1995 (USA: DVD box title)
  4. Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007) (TV) (lyrics: "Just in Time")
  5. The 61st Annual Tony Awards (2007) (TV) (writer: "Look Around")
  6. Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic (2006) (V) (lyrics: "Just in Time")
  7. "Inside the Actors Studio" (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Inside the Actors Studio: The Craft of Theatre and Film (USA: first season title)
        - Liza Minnelli (2006) TV episode (writer: "If You Hadn't, But You Did")
  8. The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) (TV) (lyrics: "Swing!")
    ... aka The 2004 Tony Awards (USA: alternative title)
  9. Before Sunset (2004) (writer: "Just In Time")
  10. "Six Feet Under" (1 episode, 2003)
        - Perfect Circles (2003) TV episode ("Some Other Time (Well Catch Up)")
  11. Dummy (2002) (lyrics: "My Own Morning" (1967))
  12. Trixie (2000) (writer: "The Late Late Show")
  13. Small Time Crooks (2000) (lyrics: "Just in Time")

  14. My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (1999) (TV) (lyrics: "I Can Cook, Too")
  15. Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) (writer: "Just in Time")
  16. "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1 episode, 1998)
    ... aka DS9 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Deep Space Nine (USA: short title)
    ... aka Star Trek: DS9 (USA: short title)
        - It's Only a Paper Moon (1998) TV episode (writer: "Just in Time")
  17. Ronin (1998) (lyrics: "Our Favorite Son")
  18. Eddie (1996) (lyrics: "NEW YORK, NEW YORK")
  19. Speechless (1994) (lyrics: "Just In Time")
  20. Léon (1994) (lyrics: "I Like Myself")
    ... aka Léon (UK)
    ... aka Leon: The Professional (USA: longer version)
    ... aka The Professional (USA)
  21. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (lyrics: "On the Town", "Baby, You Knock Me Out", "Thanks a Lot, but No Thanks")
  22. Sleepless in Seattle (1993) (writer: "Make Someone Happy")
  23. Dr. Giggles (1992) (writer: "The Party's Over")
  24. The Addams Family (1991) (lyrics: "Mamushka")
  25. 29th Street (1991) (writer: "Just in Time")

  26. "The Benny Hill Show" (1 episode, 1986)
        - The Herd (1986) TV episode (lyrics: "The Party's Over")
  27. That's Dancing! (1985) (lyrics: "Moses")
  28. The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) (lyrics: "New York, New York")
    ... aka Legend in Leotards

  29. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (lyrics: "I Like Myself")
  30. Blue Sunshine (1976) (lyrics: "Just In Time")
  31. That's Entertainment! (1974) (lyrics: "The French Lesson", "New York, New York")
    ... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
  32. Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (1973) (TV) (writer: "New York, New York")
    ... aka Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back (USA: alternative title)
  33. Liza (1970) (TV) (writer: "New York, New York")

  34. "The Merv Griffin Show" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 23 December 1968 (1968) TV episode (lyrics: "Just in Time")
  35. "The Dean Martin Show" (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 24 October 1968 (1968) TV episode (writer: "The French Lesson" (uncredited))
  36. "The Carol Burnett Show" (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka Carol Burnett and Friends (USA: repeat compilations title)
        - Episode #1.2 (1967) TV episode (writer: "Just In Time" as part of a Time Medley)
  37. "The Monkees" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Monkees Manhattan Style (1967) TV episode ("New York, New York")
  38. "The Hollywood Palace" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode #3.33 (1966) TV episode (lyrics: "New York, New York" (uncredited))
  39. What a Way to Go! (1964) (lyrics: "I Think that You and I Should Get Acquainted", "Musical Extravaganza")
  40. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #7.8 (1963) TV episode (lyrics: "Just in Time")
  41. The Judy Garland Show (1962) (TV) (lyrics: "Just in Time")
    ... aka Judy, Frank & Dean - Once in a Lifetime (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka Judy, Frank & Dean: The Legendary Concert (USA: video title)
  42. Peter Pan (1960) (TV) (lyrics: "Never-Never Land", "Wendy", "O My Mysterious Lady", "Ugg-a-Wugg", "Distant Melody", "Hook's Waltz")
  43. "The Perry Como Show" (3 episodes, 1958-1960)
    ... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
        - Episode dated 7 December 1960 (1960) TV episode (lyrics: "New York, New York" (uncredited))
        - Episode dated 26 April 1958 (1958) TV episode (lyrics: "Dance Only with Me" (uncredited))
        - Episode dated 18 January 1958 (1958) TV episode (lyrics: "Just in Time" (uncredited), "The French Lesson" (uncredited))
  44. Bells Are Ringing (1960) (lyrics: "Bells Are Ringing", "It's A Perfect Relationship", "Do It Yourself", "It's A Simple Little System", "Better Than A Dream", "I Met A Girl", "I Love Your Sunny Teeth", "Oh How It Hurts", "Hot and Cold", "Mu Cha Cha", "Just In Time", "Drop That Name", "The Party's Over", "The Midas Touch", "I'm Going Back")

  45. Wonderful Town (1958) (TV) (lyrics: "Christopher Street", "Ohio", "One Hundred Easy Ways", "What a Waste", "A Little Bit in Love", "Conversation Piece", "A Quiet Girl", "Conga!", "My Darlin' Eileen", "Swing!", "It's Love", "Wrong Note Rag", "Finale: It's Love (reprise)")
  46. Designing Woman (1957) (lyrics: "Music Is Better than Words" (uncredited))
  47. It's Always Fair Weather (1955) (lyrics: "March, March", "The Time for Parting", "Once Upon a Time", "Thanks a Lot, but No Thanks", "I Shouldn't Have Come", "Music Is Better Than Words", "Saturation-Wise", "I Like Myself", "Stillman's Gym", "Baby, You Knock Me Out")
  48. "Make Room for Daddy" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka The Danny Thomas Show (USA: new title)
        - Peter Pan (1955) TV episode (writer: "Neverland")
  49. Singin' in the Rain (1952) (lyrics: "Moses" (1952) (uncredited))
  50. The Belle of New York (1952) (lyrics: "Baby Doll" (uncredited))

  51. On the Town (1949) (lyrics: "I Feel Like I'm Not out of Bed Yet" (uncredited), "New York, New York", "Prehistoric Man" (uncredited), "Come Up To My Place", "Main Street" (uncredited), "You're Awful" (uncredited), "On the Town" (uncredited), "Count on Me" (uncredited), "That's All There Is, Folks")
  52. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) (lyrics: "Yes, Indeedy" (uncredited), "O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg" (uncredited), "The Right Girl for Me" (uncredited), "It's Fate Baby, It's Fate" (uncredited))
    ... aka Everybody's Cheering (UK)
  53. Good News (1947) (writer: "The French Lesson" (uncredited))
Writer:
  1. On the Town in Concert (1993) (TV) (writer)
    ... aka Great Performances: On the Town in Concert (USA: series title)

  2. Applause (1973) (TV) (writer)

  3. Loistokaupunki (1966) (TV) (musical play "On the Town")
  4. What a Way to Go! (1964) (screenplay)
  5. Bells Are Ringing (1960) (play "Bells Are Ringing") (screenplay)

  6. Auntie Mame (1958) (screenplay)
  7. It's Always Fair Weather (1955) (story and screenplay)
  8. The Band Wagon (1953) (screenplay) (story)
  9. Singin' in the Rain (1952) (screenplay) (story)

  10. On the Town (1949) (musical play) (screenplay)
  11. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) (writer)
  12. Good News (1947) (screenplay)
Actress:
  1. "Frasier" .... Linda (1 episode, 1994)
        - Burying a Grudge (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Linda

  2. Slaves of New York (1989) .... Mrs. Wheeler
  3. Garbo Talks (1984) (uncredited) .... Garbo
    ... aka Garbo Talks! (UK)

  4. Greenwich Village (1944) (uncredited) .... Hat Check Girl/Revuer
Thanks:
  1. Dummy (2002) (special thanks)
  2. What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002) (V) (thanks)

  3. Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music (1993) (TV) (with appreciation to)

  4. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (acknowledgment)
  5. That's Entertainment! (1974) (special thanks)
    ... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
Self:
  1. Pluck (2006)
  2. Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (2005) (V) .... Herself
  3. "Broadway: The American Musical" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin': 1943-1960 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
  4. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) (TV) .... Herself
  5. Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) .... Herself
    ... aka Broadway (USA: short title)
    ... aka Broadway: The Golden Age (USA: short title)
    ... aka Broadway: The Movie (USA: short title)
  6. Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) (TV) .... Herself
  7. What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002) (V) .... Herself

  8. "Biography" .... Herself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) TV episode .... Herself
  9. Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM (1996) (TV) .... Herself
  10. "Omnibus" .... Herself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Mister Abbott's Broadway (1994) TV episode .... Herself
  11. On the Town in Concert (1993) (TV) .... Host/Narrator
    ... aka Great Performances: On the Town in Concert (USA: series title)
  12. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1992) (TV) .... Herself
  13. Gershwin (1992) (V)
  14. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1991) (TV) .... Herself (Honoree)
  15. Music by Richard Rodgers (1990) (TV) .... Herself

  16. "Great Performances" .... Herself (1 episode, 1987)
        - Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne (1987) TV episode .... Herself
  17. Follies in Concert (1986) (TV) .... Emily Whitman
  18. The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly (1985) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka The Best of Gene Kelly (UK: video box title)
  19. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1982) (TV) .... Herself
  20. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1980) (TV) .... Herself

  21. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 22 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself

  22. The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  23. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 2 July 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  24. "That Was the Week That Was" (1964) TV series .... Herself (unknown episodes)
  25. "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" .... Herself (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Tonight Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 24 August 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Herself
  26. The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing

  27. "To Tell the Truth" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1959)
        - Episode dated 28 April 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
  28. "Toast of the Town" .... Singer (2 episodes, 1959)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #12.31 (1959) TV episode .... Singer
        - Episode #12.19 (1959) TV episode .... Singer
Archive Footage:
  1. "American Masters"
        - Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About (2009) TV episode .... Herself
  2. Bells Are Ringing: Just in Time (2005) (V) .... Herself
  3. The Masters Behind the Musicals (2004) (V) .... Herself


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Wrote musical (w/Adolph Green, Cy Coleman: "On the Twentieth Century". more
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