Adolph Green(1914-2002)
- Writer
- Actor
- Music Department
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".
