Betty Comden

Writer. Born 3 May 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 23 November 2006.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 3 titles

Oscar nominations

Born

3 May 1917, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

23 November 2006

Active

1949–1958

Frequently works with

Adolph Green, Arthur Freed, Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 5 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $15m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscar nominations
Active: 1949–1958

Genres

Comedy3
Romance3

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestSingin' in the Rain1952

84WorstThe Band Wagon1953

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41940s

71950s

31960s

21970s

31980s

41990s

32000s

22010s

Directors most worked with

Gene Kelly2 titles

Stanley Donen2 titles

Producers most worked with

Arthur Freed3 titles