Awards & Winners

Adolph Green

Date of Birth 02-December-1914
Place of Birth The Bronx
(United States of America, New York City, New York)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Lyricist, Playwright, Actor, Screenwriter, Songwriter
Adolph Green was an American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for some of the most beloved movie musicals, particularly as part of Arthur Freed's production unit at MGM, during the genre's heyday. Many people thought the pair were married; they were not, but they shared a unique comic genius and sophisticated wit that enabled them to forge a six-decade-long partnership that produced some of Hollywood and Broadway's greatest hits.

Awards by Adolph Green

Check all the awards nominated and won by Adolph Green.

1991


Tony Award for Best Original Score
Honored for : Will Rogers Follies
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album
Honored for : Candide (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Honored for : The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue (1991 original Broadway cast)
Kennedy Center Honors

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Original Score Will Rogers Follies
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue (1991 original Broadway cast)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album Candide (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)

1986


Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical Singin' in the Rain

1983


Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Original Score A Doll's Life

1978


Tony Award for Best Original Score
Honored for : On the Twentieth Century
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Honored for : On the Twentieth Century

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical On the Twentieth Century
Tony Award for Best Original Score On the Twentieth Century

1970


Tony Award for Best Musical
Honored for : Applause

Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Musical Applause

1968


Tony Award for Best Original Score
Honored for : Hallelujah, Baby!

Nominations 1968 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Original Score Hallelujah, Baby!

1961


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical
Honored for : Bells Are Ringing

Nominations 1961 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical Bells Are Ringing
Grammy Award for Song of the Year Make Someone Happy

1957


Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Musical Bells Are Ringing

1956


Nominations 1956 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical It's Always Fair Weather

1955


Nominations 1955 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay It's Always Fair Weather

1954


Nominations 1954 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical The Band Wagon

1953


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical
Honored for : Singin' in the Rain

Nominations 1953 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical Singin' in the Rain
Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay The Band Wagon

1950


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical
Honored for : On the Town

Nominations 1950 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical On the Town
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical The Barkleys of Broadway