Songwriter
The Resume
(May 3, 1919-November 23, 2006)
Birth name is Elizabeth Cohen
Wrote Songs 'New York New York,' 'Lonely Town,' 'Party's Over,' 'Just in Time' and 'The French Lesson'
Has written songs for the plays 'Wonderful Town,' 'Do Re Mi,' 'On the Town,' 'Peter Pan,' 'Billion Dollar Baby,' 'Say Darling,' 'Bells are ringing,' 'Subways are sleeping,' 'A Doll's Life,' 'Hallelujah, Baby' and 'Fade Out-Fade in'
Wrote Screenplays to 'Singin' in the Rain (1952),' 'On the Band Wagon (1953),' 'Bells Are Ringing (1960),' 'It's Always Fair Weather (1955),' 'On the town (1949),' and 'The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)'
Partner of Adolph Green
Why she might be annoying
Her name sounds like 'Condom.'
She outlived her son, her co-worker, Adolph Green and her husband.
It was hard to understand what she's saying.
Why she might not be annoying
She and her partner, Adolph Green had the longest running musical collaboration on record.
The night club act she was part of called 'The Revuers' included Judy Holliday.
She and her partner won the WGA Award for 'Best Written American Musical' for 'On the Town' (1950), 'Singin' in the Rain (1953) and 'Bells are Ringing' (1961).
She and Adolph Green wrote the screenplay to 'Singin' in the rain (1952)' which would eventually make it into AFI's top 10 greatest movies ever made.
She recieved the Woman of the Year Award from the Alumni Association of New York University
Credit: Buddy
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 59.38% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 68 Votes: 61.76% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 267 Votes: 43.82% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 183 Votes: 56.28% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 74 Votes: 52.70% Annoying
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