Basya Cohen

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Basya Cohen, better known as Betty Comden, was an American lyricist, screenwriter, and performer famed for her influential work on classic Broadway musicals and Hollywood films.

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Basya Cohen canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Jew ⓘ
Broadway lyricist ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ
performer ⓘ
person ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Basya Cohen ⓘ
Elizabeth Comden ⓘ
awardReceived Drama Desk Award ⓘ
Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ
Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
Theatre Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Musical ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
birthName Basya Cohen ⓘ
collaboratedWith Adolph Green ⓘ
Cy Coleman ⓘ
Gene Kelly ⓘ
Jerome Robbins ⓘ
Jule Styne ⓘ
Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
Stanley Donen ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
fieldOfWork film musical ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
screenwriting ⓘ
songwriting ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Comden and Green ⓘ
notableFor influential work on Hollywood film musicals ⓘ
influential work on classic Broadway musicals ⓘ
notableWork Applause ⓘ
linked to: Applause (musical)

Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
Bells Are Ringing ⓘ
Do Re Mi ⓘ
Good News (film, 1947 screenplay) ⓘ
linked to: Good News

It’s Always Fair Weather ⓘ
On the Town ⓘ
On the Twentieth Century ⓘ
Peter Pan (1954 musical) ⓘ
Singin' in the Rain ⓘ
The Band Wagon ⓘ
The Band Wagon (screenplay) ⓘ
linked to: The Band Wagon

The Barkleys of Broadway ⓘ
Wonderful Town ⓘ
occupation comedian ⓘ
librettist ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
stage actress ⓘ

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Betty Comden → birthName → Basya Cohen ⓘ
Betty Comden → birthName → Basya Cohen ⓘ
subject linked to: Basya Cohen
Betty Comden → alsoKnownAs → Basya Cohen ⓘ
subject linked to: Basya Cohen