Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Betty Comden
Born: May 3, 1917
Died: November 23, 2006 (aged 89)
Bio: Betty Comden was one-half of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green, who provided lyrics, libretti, and screenplays to some of the most beloved and successful Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century.
Known for:
- On the Town (1944)
- Bells Are Ringing (1957)
- On the Twentieth Century (1980)
- A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green (1958)
- Applause (1970)