Adolph Green

Adolph Green, the legendary Broadway lyricist-librettist and screenwriter who, with partner Betty Comden, created On the Town, Bells Are Ringing, On the 20th Century and "Singin' in the Rain," died of natural causes at his Manhattan home Oct. 23, 2002, a spokesperson for his wife, Phyllis Newman confirmed. Adolph Green, the legendary Broadway lyricist-librettist and screenwriter who, with partner Betty Comden, created On the Town, Bells Are Ringing, On the 20th Century and "Singin' in the Rain," died of natural causes at his Manhattan home Oct. 23, a spokesperson for his wife, Phyllis Newman confirmed.