Adolph Green

Biography

Career Overview

Adolph Green has 47 screen credits in a career dating back to 1947. Signature works include Singin' in the Rain, Auntie Mame, What a Way to Go!. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

47

Birth Date

1914-12-02 00:00:00

Known For

• 

  Singin' in the Rain
• 

  Auntie Mame
• 

  What a Way to Go!
• 

  Bells Are Ringing
• 

  It's Always Fair Weather
• 

  The Band Wagon

Frequent Collaborators

• Gene Kelly (3 collaborations)
• Cyd Charisse (3 collaborations)
• Madge Blake (3 collaborations)
• George Ford (3 collaborations)
• Forbes Murray (3 collaborations)
• Colin Kenny (3 collaborations)
• Frank McLure (3 collaborations)
• Herb Vigran (3 collaborations)
• Douglas Fowley (2 collaborations)
• Bess Flowers (2 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (23 credits)

  • BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town

    writer

    writing
    2018
  • Wonderful Town

    lyricist

    writing
    2018
  • Peter Pan Live!

    lyricist

    writing
    2014
  • Singin' in the Rain

    writer

    writing
    2008
  • Wonderful Town

    writer

    writing
    2002
  • Peter Pan

    lyricist

    writing
    2000
  • On the Town

    writer

    writing
    1993
  • The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue

    musical

    writing
    1993
  • Applause

    musical

    writing
    1973
  • What a Way to Go!

    screenplay

    writing
    1964
  • Peter Pan

    lyricist

    writing
    1960
  • Bells Are Ringing

    screenplay

    writing
    1960
  • Auntie Mame

    screenplay

    writing
    1958
  • Wonderful Town

    lyricist

    writing
    1958
  • Peter Pan

    lyricist

    writing
    1956
  • It's Always Fair Weather

    story

    writing
    1955
  • Peter Pan

    lyricist

    writing
    1955
  • The Band Wagon

    screenplay

    writing
    1953
  • Singin' in the Rain

    story

    writing
    1952
  • On the Town

    lyricist

    writing
    1949
  • The Barkleys of Broadway

    screenplay

    writing
    1949
  • Take Me Out to the Ball Game

    lyricist

    writing
    1949
  • Good News

    screenplay

    writing
    1947

• actors (24 credits)

  • It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note

    Self (Archive Footage)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

    Himself - Writer / Lyricist

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The Substance of Fire

    Mr. Musselblatt

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • On the Town

    Host/Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Gershwin

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Frasier

    - Burying a Grudge (1994) ... Walter (voice) actor actors
    1993
  • Candide

    Mr. Pangloss / Martin

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • I Want to Go Home

    Joey Wellman

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Funny

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Follies: In Concert

    Theodore Whitman

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Lily in Love

    Jerry Silber

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Garbo Talks

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • My Favorite Year

    Leo Silver

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Simon

    Commune Leader

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Merv Griffin Show

    - Episode 87 (1969) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Fabulous Fifties

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Oscars

    - The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) ... Self actor actors
    1953
  • What's My Line?

    - Episode 867 (1967) ... Self - Mystery Guest actor actors

    - Episode 510 (1960) ... Self - Panelist actor actors
    1950