Comden, Betty

LC control no.	n 84007716
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	ML423.C78 Biography
Personal name heading	Comden, Betty *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Cohen, Elizabeth, 1919-2006 Kyle, Steven, Mrs. Cohen, Basya
Birth date	19190503
Death date	20061123
Place of birth	New York, N.Y.
Place of death	New York, N.Y.
Profession or occupation	Lyricists
Found in	Humphrey Bogart [SR] 1975?: label (Comden) narration (Betty Comden) LC data base, 4/25/84 (hdg.: Comden, Betty) New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Comden, Betty; b. May 3, 1915, New York; librettist and lyricist) Gänzl, K. The enc. of the musical theatre, 1994 (Comden, Betty (Cohen, Elizabeth); b. May 3, 1915, New York) Variety's ww in show business, 1989 (Comden, Betty (Elizabeth Cohen); b. May 3, 1918, New York City; writer) Katz, E. Film enc., 3rd ed. (Comden, Betty; b. Elizabeth Cohen, May 3, 1917, Brooklyn, N.Y.; playwright, lyricist, screenwriter) Contemporary authors. New revision ser.: v. 40 (Comden, Betty; b. May 3, 1919, Brooklyn, NY; author of musical comedies and screenplays) Perf. arts biog. master index (Comden, Betty; cites sources without birthdate, also 1915, 1916, 1918, and 1919) COHM, Sept. 9, 1998 (Comden, Betty; Comden, Betty, 1917- ; Comden, Betty, 1919- ) IBDB, Apr. 29, 2005 (Betty Comden (aka Elizabeth Cohen); b. May 3, 1919, Brooklyn, N.Y.; writer, lyricist) Biog. resource center (Contemp. authors), Apr. 29, 2005 (Betty Comden; b. May 3, 1919, Brooklyn, N.Y.; author of musical comedies and screenplays, collaborating with Adolph Green; also known as Mrs. Steven Kyle, Basya Cohen) New York times, Nov. 24, 2006 (Betty Comden, 89, half of writing duo behind musicals of grace and wit; d. Nov. 23, 2006, Manhattan; b. Elizabeth Cohen, May 3, 1917, Brooklyn)
Associated language	eng
Invalid LCCN	no 97072287