Betty Comden

Songwriter

Birthday May 3, 1917

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Nov 23, 2006 (89)

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About

Known for New York, New York, Lonely Town, I Get Carried Away, and Just in Time. She wrote several classic musicals.

Before Fame

She studied drama at New York University.

Trivia

She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980.

Family Life

She married Steven Kyle in 1942. The couple had two children together.

Associated With

She frequently collaborated with Adolph Green for 60 years. They wrote the classic musical Singin' in the Rain and collaborated with Jule Styne and Leonard Bernstein.