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- 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".- IMDb mini biography by: Hup234!
- SpousesPhyllis Newman(January 31, 1960 - October 23, 2002) (his death, 2 children)Allyn Ann McLerie(March 22, 1947 - May 8, 1953) (divorced)Elizabeth Jane Reitell(June 19, 1941 - August 19, 1942) (divorced)
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- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980.
- Decades-long collaboration with Betty Comden
- 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, Chantons sous la pluie (1952).
- He was the son of Helen (Weiss) and Daniel Green. His parents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants.
- Adolph and wife Phyllis Newman are one of several sets of spouses to both win Tony Awards. Adolph was nominated 12 times, winning 7: in 1953 for "Wonderful Town"(Best Musical); 1968 for "Hallelujah, Baby!"(Best Score and Best Musical); 1970 for "Applause"(Best Musical); 1978 for "On the Twentieth Century"(Book of a Musical and Best Score); and 1991 for "The Will Rogers Follies"(Best Score). Phyllis was nominated twice: she won in 1962 for "Subways are for Sleeping"(Featured Actress in a Musical) and was nominated in 1987 for "Broadway Bound"(Featured Actress in a Play). Phyllis was also the first recipient of the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award in 2009.
- [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?'
- You sit down to do a job. By the time it's over, if you're lucky, it's been much more than a job. Yes, you've poured a lot of yourself into it, much more than you knew.
- Entrons dans la danse (1949) - $24 .000
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