Adolph Green (born 1914 in The Bronx, New York) was an American playwright and
lyricist whose partnership with Betty Comden produced both Broadway shows and
films. After working as a Wall Street runner while pursuing an acting career,
Green met Comden in 1938; together they formed the Revuers troupe and later
supplied the lyrics and book for the 1944 musical On the Town, an expansion of
Leonard Bernstein’s ballet Fancy Free. The duo’s film writing included Good News
(1947) and reached its high point with the screenplay for Singin’ in the Rain
(1952), followed by the screenplays f...