We note the birth on May 3, 1917 – 104 years ago today – of the American actress, singer, lyricist, playwright, and screen-play author Betty Comden (born Basya Cohen), in Brooklyn New York. We are going to use Ms. Comden’s birthday as all the excuse we need to examine the career of one of the greatest writing teams in the history of Broadway and the movies: Betty Comden and Adolph Green (1914-2002).