Betty Comden Net Worth
Betty Comden Net Worth is
$400,000
Betty Comden Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Betty Comden (May 3, 1917 – November 23, 2006) was one-half of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green, who provided lyrics, libretti, and screenplays to some of the most beloved and successful Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century. Her writing partnership with Adolph Green lasted for six decades, during which time they collaborated with other leading entertainment figures such as the famed "Freed Unit" at MGM, Jule Styne and Leonard Bernstein, and wrote the musical comedy film Singin' in the Rain. | Full Name | Betty Comden |
| Date Of Birth | May 3, 1917, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | November 23, 2006, New York City, New York, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
| Profession | Soundtrack, Writer, Music Department |
| Education | Erasmus Hall High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Steven Kyle (m. 1942–1979) |
| Children | Alan Kyle, Susanna Kyle |
| Parents | Leo Cohen, Rebecca Cohen |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Musical, Kennedy Center Honors, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical, Outer Critics Circle Award fo... |
| Nominations | Mastercard Best New Musical, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay, Drama League Award for Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical |
| Movies | Singin' in the Rain, On the Town, It's Always Fair Weather |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on Vincente Minnelli]: Vincente was a highly visual director. It was very important to him where an ashtray was placed; it could not be an eighth of an inch out of the way. |
| 2 | I remember the first time we were referred to as Comden and Green. I hated it, and not because I hated the team. Far from it. It was Frank Loesser who introduced us that way, and it felt so personal, as if we were objects and always went together with an 'and.' |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | When writing Singin' in the Rain (1952) with Adolph Green at MGM, many studio personnel had been around since the silent days, and their recollections were the source for gags about the perils of early sound filming. One came from costume designer Walter Plunkett, who contributed to the comical scene in Singin' in the Rain (1952) where the actors are shooting an early talking film. Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) taps Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) on the shoulder with her fan but causes a thunderous noise on the soundtrack by disturbing a microphone hidden in Lockwood's clothing. This was based on a similar incident during a film on which Walter Plunkett worked at RKO, Rio Rita (1929) starring Bebe Daniels and John Boles. |
| 2 | Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980. |
| 3 | Their 60-year collaboration was such that many believed Betty Comden and Adolph Green, whose musicals won five Tony Awards, were married. Instead, the beautiful music they made together graced the stage and screen, and included the classic Broadway musical "On the Town" and the film "Singin' in the Rain." On Broadway, Comden and Green (the billing was always alphabetical) worked most successfully with composers Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne and Cy Coleman. The duo wrote lyrics and often the books for more than a dozen shows, many of them built around such stars as Rosalind Russell, Judy Holliday, Phil Silvers, Carol Burnett and Lauren Bacall. Among their Tonys, three were for best musical for their shows "Wonderful Town," "Hallelujah, Baby!" and "Applause." The duo received the Kennedy Center honors in 1991. "It's a kind of radar," Comden once said of her partnership with Green. "We don't divide the work up, taking different scenes. We sit in the same room always. I used to write things down in shorthand. I now sit at the typewriter. Adolph paces more. A lot of people don't believe this, but at the end of the day we usually don't remember who thought up what.". |
| 4 | Has won seven Tony Awards, always with collaborator Adolph Green: 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, Singin' in the Rain (1952). |
| 5 | Daughter Suzanne attended the original Woodstock Music Festival (1969). |
| 6 | Predeceased by her husband, Steven Kyle, and son, Alan. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speechless | 1994 | lyrics: "Just In Time" | |
| Takin' Over the Asylum | 1994 | TV Mini-Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Léon: The Professional | 1994 | lyrics: "I Like Myself" | |
| Northern Exposure | 1994 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| That's Entertainment! III | 1994 | Documentary lyrics: "On the Town" 1944, "Baby, You Knock Me Out" 1955, "Thanks a Lot, but No Thanks" 1955 - uncredited | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1993 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Sleepless in Seattle | 1993 | writer: "Make Someone Happy" | |
| Dr. Giggles | 1992 | writer: "The Party's Over" | |
| MGM: When the Lion Roars | 1992 | TV Mini-Series documentary lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Addams Family | 1991 | lyrics: "Mamushka" | |
| 29th Street | 1991 | writer: "Just in Time" | |
| The 45th Annual Tony Awards | 1991 | TV Special lyrics: "Will-A-Mania", "Favorite Son" | |
| It's Garry Shandling's Show. | 1987 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| A Musical Toast: The Stars Shine on Public Television | 1987 | TV Movie lyrics: "Some Other Time" | |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | 1986 | TV Special lyrics: "It's Love", "My Own Morning" | |
| The Benny Hill Show | 1986 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The 39th Annual Tony Awards | 1985 | TV Special lyrics: "Never Never Land", "The Party's Over", "Make Someone Happy", "My Own Morning", "Our Private World" | |
| That's Dancing! | 1985 | Documentary lyrics: "Moses" | |
| The Return of Captain Invincible | 1983 | lyrics: "New York, New York" | |
| The 32nd Annual Tony Awards | 1978 | TV Special lyrics: "On The Twentieth Century" | |
| The Muppet Show | 1978 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Blue Sunshine | 1977 | lyrics: "Just In Time" | |
| Dinah! | 1977 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | 1976 | Documentary lyrics: "I Like Myself" 1954 - uncredited | |
| The Sweeney | 1975 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| That's Entertainment! | 1974 | lyrics: "The French Lesson" 1947, "New York, New York" 1944 - uncredited | |
| Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra | 1973 | TV Special documentary writer: "New York, New York" | |
| The Graham Kennedy Show | 1973 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Doris Day Show | 1970 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Liza | 1970 | TV Movie writer: "New York, New York" | |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1968 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1968 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The 22nd Annual Tony Awards | 1968 | TV Special lyrics: "Smile, Smile" | |
| The Carol Burnett Show | 1967 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Monkees | 1967 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1966 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Danny Kaye Show | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1965 writer - 1 episode, 1963 | ||
| Now | 1965 | Documentary short writer: "Now" | |
| What a Way to Go! | 1964 | lyrics: "I Think that You and I Should Get Acquainted", "Musical Extravaganza" | |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1963 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | 1963 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Judy Garland Show | 1962 | TV Special lyrics: "Just in Time" | |
| Yves Montand on Broadway | 1961 | TV Movie lyrics: "Just in Time" - uncredited | |
| Make Room for Daddy | 1955-1961 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | 1961 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Glenn Miller Time | 1961 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Peter Pan | 1960 | TV Special lyrics: "Never-Never Land", "Wendy", "O My Mysterious Lady", "Ugg-a-Wugg", "Distant Melody", "Hook's Waltz" | |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1958-1960 | TV Series lyrics - 3 episodes | |
| Bells Are Ringing | 1960 | lyrics: "Bells Are Ringing" 1956, "It's a Perfect Relationship" 1956, "Do It Yourself" 1956, "It's a Simple Little System" 1956, "Better Than a Dream" 1956, "I Met a Girl" 1956, "I Love Your Sunny Teeth" 1956, "Oh How It Hurts" 1956, "Hot and Cold" 1956, "Mu Cha Cha" 1956, "Just In Time" 1956, "Drop That Name" 1956, "The Party's Over" 1956, "The Midas Touch" 1956, "I'm Going Back" 1956 - uncredited | |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1960 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: To the Ladies | 1960 | TV Special lyrics: "Lonely Town" - uncredited | |
| Wonderful Town | 1958 | TV Movie lyrics: "Christopher Street", "Ohio", "One Hundred Easy Ways", "What a Waste", "A Little Bit in Love", "Conversation Piece", "A Quiet Girl", "Conga!", "My Darlin' Eileen", "Swing!", "It's Love", "Wrong Note Rag", "Finale: It's Love reprise" | |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | 1958 | TV Series lyrics - 3 episodes | |
| The Lux Show | 1958 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Patrice Munsel Show | 1958 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Country Style, U.S.A. | 1958 | TV Series short lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Designing Woman | 1957 | lyrics: "Music Is Better than Words" - uncredited | |
| The Nat King Cole Show | 1956-1957 | TV Series lyrics - 2 episodes | |
| Omnibus | 1956 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| MGM Parade | 1955 | TV Series lyrics - 2 episodes | |
| It's Always Fair Weather | 1955 | lyrics: "March, March" 1955, "The Time for Parting" 1955, "Once Upon a Time" 1955, "Thanks a Lot, but No Thanks" 1955, "I Shouldn't Have Come" 1955, "Music Is Better Than Words" 1955, "Saturation-Wise" 1955, "I Like Myself" 1955, "Stillman's Gym" 1955, "Baby, You Knock Me Out" 1955 - uncredited | |
| Singin' in the Rain | 1952 | lyrics: "Moses Supposes" 1952 | |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | 1950 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| On the Town | 1949 | lyrics: "New York, New York", "Come Up to My Place", "I Feel Like I'm Not Out of Bed Yet" uncredited, "Prehistoric Man" uncredited, "Main Street" uncredited, "You're Awful" uncredited, "On the Town" uncredited, "Count on Me" uncredited, "That's All There Is, Folks" uncredited | |
| Take Me Out to the Ball Game | 1949 | lyrics: "Yes, Indeedy", "O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg", "The Right Girl for Me", "It's Fate Baby, It's Fate" - uncredited | |
| Good News | 1947 | writer: "The French Lesson" - uncredited | |
| The Audition | 2015/III | Short writer: "Just In Time" | |
| The 69th Annual Tony Awards | 2015 | TV Movie lyrics: "Lucky to Be Me", "New York, New York", "Times Square Ballet", "On the Twentieth Century", "I've Got It All", "Babette" | |
| The Bronze | 2015 | writer: "Ohio" | |
| Peter Pan Live! | 2014 | TV Movie lyrics: "Never Never Land", "Vengeance", "Wendy", "Only Pretend", "A Wonderful World Without Peter", "True Blood Brothers", "Distant Melody", "Hook's Waltz", "Only Pretend/Tender Shepherd Reprise", "Finale Ultimo" | |
| Strictly Come Dancing | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| So You Think You Can Dance | 2009-2014 | TV Series lyrics - 3 episodes | |
| Criminal Minds | 2013 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Bunheads | 2013 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Glee | TV Series lyrics - 2 episodes, 2010 - 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2011 | ||
| 30 Rock | 2012 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Liz & Dick | 2012 | TV Movie writer: "Just In Time" | |
| Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | 2012 | writer: "New York, New York" | |
| Arthur Christmas | 2011 | writer: "Make Someone Happy" | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Gent de paraula | 2011 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Sing Your Song | 2011 | Documentary writer: "Just in Time" | |
| Sir John Dankworth at the BBC | 2010 | TV Movie writer: "Just In Time", "Make Someone Happy" | |
| Chico & Rita | 2010 | writer: "On the Town" | |
| One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard - September 26,2009 | 2010 | Video writer: "Make Someone Happy", "Some Other Time" | |
| Saturday Night Live | 2010 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| BBC Proms | 2009 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing | 2009 | Video documentary lyrics: "New York, New York" - uncredited | |
| Nancy LaMott: I'll Be Here with You | 2008 | Video writer: "Some Other Time" | |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure | 2008 | TV Movie documentary lyrics: "New York, New York" - uncredited | |
| American Masters | 2007 | TV Series documentary lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The 61st Annual Tony Awards | 2007 | TV Special lyrics: "Look Around" | |
| Tony Bennett: An American Classic | 2006 | TV Special writer: "Just in Time" | |
| Ugly Betty | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic | 2006 | Video lyrics: "Just in Time" | |
| Lost | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Inside the Actors Studio | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The 58th Annual Tony Awards | 2004 | TV Special lyrics: "Swing!" | |
| Before Sunset | 2004 | writer: "Just In Time" | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | 2004 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The 57th Annual Tony Awards | 2003 | TV Special lyrics: "New York, New York" | |
| Six Feet Under | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The 56th Annual Tony Awards | 2002 | TV Special lyrics: "New York, New York" | |
| Dummy | 2002 | lyrics: "My Own Morning" 1967 | |
| Elaine Stritch at Liberty | 2002 | TV Movie documentary writer: "There Never Was A Baby Like My Baby", "The Party's Over" | |
| Sex and the City | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2002 performer - 1 episode, 2002 | ||
| The 55th Annual Tony Awards | 2001 | TV Special lyrics: "I'm Going Back" | |
| Trixie | 2000 | writer: "The Late Late Show" | |
| Small Time Crooks | 2000 | lyrics: "Just in Time" | |
| Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast | 2000 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Great Performances | 1999 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Mickey Blue Eyes | 1999 | writer: "Just in Time" | |
| Wild Wild West | 1999 | writer: "Arise" | |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | 1998 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Ronin | 1998 | lyrics: "Our Favorite Son" | |
| Eddie | 1996 | lyrics: "NEW YORK, NEW YORK" |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Performances | 1993 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Applause | 1973 | TV Movie | |
| ABC Stage 67 | 1967 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Loistokaupunki | 1966 | TV Movie musical play "On the Town" | |
| Hallo - Mr. Moss | 1965 | TV Movie musical | |
| What a Way to Go! | 1964 | screenplay | |
| Bells Are Ringing | 1960 | musical play "Bells Are Ringing" / screen play | |
| Auntie Mame | 1958 | screenplay | |
| It's Always Fair Weather | 1955 | screenplay / story | |
| The Band Wagon | 1953 | story by | |
| Singin' in the Rain | 1952 | story by | |
| On the Town | 1949 | based upon the musical play whose book was by / screenplay | |
| The Barkleys of Broadway | 1949 | original screenplay | |
| Good News | 1947 | screenplay |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Will Rogers Follies | 1991 | TV Movie lyrics - uncredited | |
| ABC Stage 67 | 1967 | TV Series lyricist - 1 episode | |
| Bells Are Ringing | 1960 | lyricist / lyricist: musical play | |
| Wonderful Town | 1958 | TV Movie lyrics by | |
| It's Always Fair Weather | 1955 | songs: lyrics by | |
| Producers' Showcase | 1955 | TV Series additional lyrics - 1 episode | |
| On the Town | 1949 | additional songs: lyrics by / based upon the musical play: lyrics by |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frasier | 1994 | TV Series | Linda |
| Slaves of New York | 1989 | Mrs. Wheeler | |
| Garbo Talks | 1984 | Garbo (uncredited) | |
| It's Always Fair Weather | 1955 | Woman on phone (voice, uncredited) | |
| Greenwich Village | 1944 | Hat Check Girl / Revuer (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | 2002 | Video documentary short thanks | |
| Dummy | 2002 | special thanks | |
| That's Entertainment! III | 1994 | Documentary grateful acknowledgment: to the extraordinary composers and lyricists / grateful acknowledgment: to the music arrangers and orchestrators | |
| Great Performances | 1993 | TV Series with appreciation to - 1 episode | |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | 1976 | Documentary acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by | |
| That's Entertainment! | 1974 | acknowledgment: helped to give films their special style and sound |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pluck | 2006 | Documentary short | |
| Get Aboard! The Band Wagon | 2005 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Broadway: The American Musical | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| That's Entertainment!: The Masters Behind the Musicals | 2004 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Biography | 1997-2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | 2003 | Documentary | Herself |
| What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | 2002 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| American Masters | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Theater Talk | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
| Great Performances | 1986-1996 | TV Series | Herself / Host / Narrator / ... |
| The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story | 1996 | Documentary | Herself |
| Omnibus | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| L'encyclopédie audio-visuelle | 1993 | TV Series documentary | |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1992 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 39th Annual New Dramatists Benefit | 1992 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1991 | TV Special | Herself - Honoree |
| The 45th Annual Tony Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Original Score |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly | 1985 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1980 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 32nd Annual Tony Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Book of a Musical & Best Original Score |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1971-1972 | TV Series | Herself - Song Writer / Herself |
| The David Frost Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 24th Annual Tony Awards | 1970 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 23rd Annual Tony Awards | 1969 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Special Award to Leonard Bernstein |
| The 22nd Annual Tony Awards | 1968 | TV Special | Herself |
| What's My Line? | 1967 | TV Series | Herself - Mystery Guest |
| The Match Game | 1966 | TV Series | Herself - Team Member |
| The 20th Annual Tony Awards | 1966 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Performance by Leading Actor in a Play |
| That Was the Week That Was | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Composer |
| The 33rd Annual Academy Awards | 1961 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing |
| The Arthur Murray Party | 1960 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Fabulous Fifties | 1960 | Documentary | Herself |
| To Tell the Truth | 1959 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1959 | TV Series | Singer |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | 2016 | Documentary post-production | Herself |
| American Masters | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The 79th Annual Academy Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Herself - Memorial Tribute |
| Bells Are Ringing: Just in Time | 2005 | Video documentary short | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement | Writers Guild of America, USA | ||
| 1995 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Distinction in Screenwriting | |
| 1961 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Written American Musical | Bells Are Ringing (1960) |
| 1953 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Written American Musical | Singin' in the Rain (1952) |
| 1950 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Written American Musical | On the Town (1949) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Original Cast from a Motion Picture or TV | Bells Are Ringing (1960) |
| 1956 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay | It's Always Fair Weather (1955) |
| 1956 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Written American Musical | It's Always Fair Weather (1955) |
| 1954 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay | The Band Wagon (1953) |
| 1954 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Written American Musical | The Band Wagon (1953) |
| 1950 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Written American Musical | The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) |
Known for movies
Léon: The Professional (1994)
as Soundtrack
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
as Writer
Before Sunset (2004)
as Soundtrack
Ronin (1998)
as Soundtrack