Editing Adolph Green (section)

{{short description|American dramatist (1914–2002)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = 
| image              = Adolph Green.jpg
| caption            = Green wearing the [[Kennedy Center Honors]]
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1914|12|2}}
| birth_place        = [[The Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age |2002|10|23|1914|12|2}}
| death_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
| occupation         = Playwright, songwriter
| years_active       = 1944–2002
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Elizabeth Reitell|1941|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Allyn Ann McLerie]]|1945|1953|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Phyllis Newman]]<br>|1960|<!--2002|end=his death-->}}
}}
| children           = [[Adam Green (journalist)|Adam Green]]<br/>[[Amanda Green]]
}}

'''Adolph Green''' (December 2, 1914 – October 23, 2002) was an American [[lyricist]] and [[playwright]] who, with long-time collaborator [[Betty Comden]], penned the [[screenplays]] and songs for musicals on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] and in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]]. Although they were not a romantic couple, they shared a unique comic genius and sophisticated wit that enabled them to forge a six-decade-long partnership. They received numerous accolades including four [[Tony Awards]] and nominations for two [[Academy Awards]] and a [[Grammy Award]]. Green was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 1980 and [[American Theatre Hall of Fame]] in 1981.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/03/theater/26-elected-theater-hall-fame-26-broadway-voted-into-theater-hall-fame.html ''The New York Times'', March 3, 1981 – ''26 Elected to the Theater Hall of Fame'']</ref> Comden and Green received the [[Kennedy Center Honor]] in 1991.

They started their career alongside [[Leonard Bernstein]] on stage where they received the [[New York Drama Critics' Circle]] for Best Musical for ''[[Wonderful Town]]'' (1953). On Broadway they wrote the music and lyrics to musicals such as ''[[On the Town (musical)|On the Town]]'' (1944), ''[[Two on the Aisle]]'' (1951), ''[[Peter Pan (1954 musical)|Peter Pan]]'' (1954), ''[[Bells Are Ringing (musical)|Bells Are Ringing]]'' (1956), and ''[[Applause (musical)|Applause]]'' (1970). They won four [[Tony Awards]] as composer and lyricist for ''[[Hallelujah, Baby!]]'' (1967), ''[[On the Twentieth Century]]'' (1978), and ''[[The Will Rogers Follies]]'' (1991). As performers they starred in ''[[A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green]]'' (1958).

They gained notoriety in film collaborating with [[Stanley Donen]], [[Gene Kelly]] and [[Vincente Minnelli]] as part of [[Arthur Freed]]'s production unit at [[Metro Goldwyn Mayer]]. Perhaps their greatest collaboration was for the film ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' (1952), although they received two [[Academy Award]] nominations for screenplays for the musicals ''[[The Band Wagon]]'' (1953), and ''[[It's Always Fair Weather]]'' (1955). They also wrote the scripts for the classic movie musicals ''[[The Barkleys of Broadway]]'' (1949), ''[[On the Town (film)|On the Town]]'' (1949), ''[[Auntie Mame (film)|Auntie Mame]]'' (1958), and ''[[Bells Are Ringing (film)|Bells Are Ringing]]'' (1960).