Basya Cohen

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American Jew Broadway lyricist lyricist performer person screenwriter

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 ⓘ
American Theater Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form: Theatre Hall of Fame induction

Tony Award for Best Musical ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
birthName Basya Cohen self-linksurface differs ⓘ
collaboratedWith Adolph Green ⓘ
Cy Coleman ⓘ
Gene Kelly ⓘ
Jerome Robbins ⓘ
Jule Styne NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 (musical) ⓘ
surface form: Applause

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

It's Always Fair Weather ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: The Band Wagon (screenplay)

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

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Betty Comden → birthName → Basya Cohen ⓘ
Basya Cohen → birthName → Basya Cohen self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Betty Comden
Basya Cohen → alsoKnownAs → Basya Cohen ⓘ
subject surface form: Betty Comden