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Adolph Green(1914-2002)

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  • Actor
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Adolph Green
Songwriter ("New York, New York", "The Party's Over", "Just in Time", "Make Someone Happy"), author and actor, educated at City College of New York. While he was a student, he acted with the Washington Square Players and had a part in the road company of "Having a Wonderful Time". A member of The Revuers with Betty Comden (with whom he also appeared on stage in "A Party" and on TV") and Judy Holliday, he appeared with the troupe in night clubs. His Broadway stage score for "Wonderful Town" won Drama Critics and Tony awards in 1953. His other stage scores included "Peter Pan" and "Do Re Mi", and he was the co-librettist for "On the Town", "Billion Dollar Baby", "Two on the Aisle", "Bells Are Ringing", "Subways Are For Sleeping", and "Fade Out - Fade In". His chief collaborator in lyrics, libretto and screenplay work was Betty Comden, and his chief musical collaborators included Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, André Previn and Morton Gould. His popular-song compositions also included "I Get Carried Away", "I Can Cook, Too", "Some Other Time", "Lonely Town", "Lucky to Be Me", "Bad Timing", "Ohio", "A Little Bit in Love", "It's Love", "A Quiet Girl", "The French Lesson", "If You Hadn't But You Did", "Give a Little, Get a Little", "There Never Was a Baby Like My Baby", "Long Before I Knew You", "Never-Never Land", "Something's Always Happening on the River", "Dance Only With Me", "Adventure", "Fireworks", "Ride Through the Night", "Comes Once in a Lifetime", "I'm Just Taking My Time", "Now", "Fade Out - Fade In", and "Get Acquainted".
BornDecember 2, 1914
DiedOctober 23, 2002(87)
BornDecember 2, 1914
DiedOctober 23, 2002(87)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Adolph Green in I Want to Go Home (1989)
Gérard Depardieu and Adolph Green in I Want to Go Home (1989)
Adolph Green, Micheline Presle, and Caroline Silhol in I Want to Go Home (1989)
Laura Benson and Adolph Green in I Want to Go Home (1989)
Adolph Green
Peter O'Toole, Joseph Bologna, Anne De Salvo, Tony DiBenedetto, Adolph Green, Mark Linn-Baker, and Bill Macy in My Favorite Year (1982)

Known for

Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, and Vera-Ellen in On the Town (1949)
On the Town
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1949
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Singin' in the Rain
8.3
  • Writer
  • 1952
Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Dan Dailey, Dolores Gray, and Michael Kidd in It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
It's Always Fair Weather
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1955
Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon (1953)
The Band Wagon
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1953

Credits

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Writer

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
  • Applause (1973)
    Applause
  • ABC Stage 67 (1966)
    ABC Stage 67
  • Loistokaupunki
  • Hallo - Mr. Moss
  • Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum, Paul Newman, Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Dick Van Dyke, and Robert Cummings in What a Way to Go! (1964)
    What a Way to Go!
  • Dean Martin, Judy Holliday, and Jean Stapleton in Bells Are Ringing (1960)
    Bells Are Ringing
  • Coral Browne, Peggy Cass, Fred Clark, Patric Knowles, Rosalind Russell, Roger Smith, and Forrest Tucker in Auntie Mame (1958)
    Auntie Mame
  • Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Dan Dailey, Dolores Gray, and Michael Kidd in It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
    It's Always Fair Weather
  • Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon (1953)
    The Band Wagon
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Singin' in the Rain
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, and Vera-Ellen in On the Town (1949)
    On the Town
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
    The Barkleys of Broadway
  • June Allyson and Peter Lawford in Good News (1947)
    Good News

Actor

  • The Substance of Fire (1996)
    The Substance of Fire
  • Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, and Jane Leeves in Frasier (1993)
    Frasier
    • (voice)
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
  • Candide (1991)
    Candide
  • I Want to Go Home (1989)
    I Want to Go Home
  • Lily in Love (1984)
    Lily in Love
  • Peter O'Toole and Mark Linn-Baker in My Favorite Year (1982)
    My Favorite Year
  • Summershow (1980)
    Summershow
  • Simon (1980)
    Simon
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
  • Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, William Bendix, and Vivian Blaine in Greenwich Village (1944)
    Greenwich Village
    • (uncredited)

Music Department

  • Christopher Walken and Allison Williams in Peter Pan Live! (2014)
    Peter Pan Live!
  • Peter Pan (2000)
    Peter Pan
  • Keith Carradine in The Will Rogers Follies (1991)
    The Will Rogers Follies
    • (uncredited)
  • ABC Stage 67 (1966)
    ABC Stage 67
  • Dean Martin, Judy Holliday, and Jean Stapleton in Bells Are Ringing (1960)
    Bells Are Ringing
  • Wonderful Town
  • Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Dan Dailey, Dolores Gray, and Michael Kidd in It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
    It's Always Fair Weather
  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, and Vera-Ellen in On the Town (1949)
    On the Town

Personal details

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    • December 2, 1914
    • The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
    • October 23, 2002
    • New York City, New York, USA(natural causes)
    • Phyllis NewmanJanuary 31, 1960 - October 23, 2002 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Wrote musical (w/Betty Comden, Cy Coleman): "On the Twentieth Century".
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 6 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Won seven Tony Awards, always with collaborator Betty Comden: in 1953, lyrics as part of Best Musical win for "Wonderful Town;" in 1968, as Best Composer and Lyricist, with Jule Styne, and lyrics as part of Best Musical win for "Hallelujah, Baby!;" in 1970, book as part of Best Musical win for "Applause;" in 1978, as Best Score, lyrics with music by Cy Coleman, and Best Book (Musical) for "On the Twentieth Century;" and in 1991, as Best Score (Musical), lyrics with music by Coleman, for "The Will Rogers Follies." In addition, the team of Comden and Green received five other nominations: in 1957, book with music by Styne for Best Musical nominee "Bells Are Ringing;" in 1961, lyrics with music by Styne for Best Musical nominee "Do Re Mi;" in 1983, for Best Score, lyrics with music by Larry Grossman, and Best Book (Musical) for "A Doll's Life;" and in 1986, Best Book (Musical) for "Singin' in the Rain," the stage version of their signature film, Singin' in the Rain (1952).
  • Quotes
    [To Louis B. Mayer, who had mused wistfully 'Whatever happened to the songs of yesteryear?'] I don't know, I don't know, where did I put them? Betty, Andre, where did we put those songs of yesteryear? Can you remember?' [Running around, looking in drawers] 'Didn't we put them somewhere here?'
    • The Barkleys of Broadway
      (1949)
      $24 .000

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