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Date of Birth:

3 May 1915, Brooklyn, New York, USA more

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23 November 2006, New York City, New York, USA more

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Songwriter ("New York, New York", "Lonely Town", "The Party's Over", "Just... more

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When writing Singin' in the Rain (1952) with Adolph Green at MGM, many studio personnel... more

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations more

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"BBC Proms" (2009)	(1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	-
	1 TV episode: "BBC Proms: Prom 22: A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals (#1.7)" (lyrics: "I Like Myself")
2.	"So You Think You Can Dance" (2005)	(1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	7.3 (2,485)
	1 TV episode: "So You Think You Can Dance: Top 16 Perform (#5.10)" (lyrics: "Moses Supposes")
3.	Nancy LaMott: I'll Be Here with You (2008) (V)	(writer: "Some Other Time")	2008	-	-
	AKAs: Nancy Lamott: I'll Be Here with You - A Collection of Rare Live Performances 1978-1995 (USA: DVD box title)
4.	Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007)	(lyrics: "Just in Time")	2007	-	7.6 (18)

5.	The 61st Annual Tony Awards (2007) (TV)	(writer: "Look Around")	2007	-	6.3 (27)

6.	Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic (2006) (V)	(lyrics: "Just in Time")	2006	-	8.0 (6)

7.	"Inside the Actors Studio" (1994)	(1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	8.8 (1,131)
	AKAs: Inside the Actors Studio: The Craft of Theatre and Film (USA: first season title) 1 TV episode: "Inside the Actors Studio: Liza Minnelli (#12.10)" (writer: "If You Hadn't, But You Did")
8.	The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) (TV)	(lyrics: "Swing!")	2004	-	5.7 (106)
	AKAs: The 2004 Tony Awards (USA: alternative title)
9.	Before Sunset (2004)	(writer: "Just In Time")	2004	-	8.0 (40,699)

10.	"Six Feet Under" (2001)	(1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	9.3 (16,827)
	1 TV episode: "Six Feet Under: Perfect Circles (#3.1)" ("Some Other Time (Well Catch Up)")
11.	Dummy (2002)	(lyrics: "My Own Morning" (1967))	2002	-	6.9 (3,413)

12.	Trixie (2000)	(writer: "The Late Late Show")	2000	-	5.0 (960)

13.	Small Time Crooks (2000)	(lyrics: "Just in Time")	2000	-	6.5 (14,603)

14.	My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (1999) (TV)	(lyrics: "I Can Cook, Too")	1999	-	6.7 (105)

15.	Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)	(writer: "Just in Time")	1999	$53.9M	5.7 (15,460)

16.	"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)	(1 episode, 1998)	1998	-	8.1 (6,983)
	AKAs: DS9 (USA: promotional abbreviation) Deep Space Nine (USA: short title) Star Trek: DS9 (USA: short title) 1 TV episode: "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: It's Only a Paper Moon (#7.10)" (writer: "Just in Time")
17.	Ronin (1998)	(lyrics: "Our Favorite Son")	1998	$93.4M	7.2 (52,740)

18.	Eddie (1996)	(lyrics: "NEW YORK, NEW YORK")	1996	$37.1M	4.7 (3,143)

19.	Speechless (1994)	(lyrics: "Just In Time")	1994	-	5.6 (2,315)

20.	Léon (1994)	(lyrics: "I Like Myself")	1994	-	8.6 (174,817)
	AKAs: Léon (UK) Leon: The Professional (USA: longer version) The Professional (USA)
21.	That's Entertainment! III (1994)	(lyrics: "On the Town", "Baby, You Knock Me Out", "Thanks a Lot, but No Thanks")	1994	-	7.7 (543)

22.	Sleepless in Seattle (1993)	(writer: "Make Someone Happy")	1993	$228M	6.6 (40,030)

23.	Dr. Giggles (1992)	(writer: "The Party's Over")	1992	-	4.3 (2,026)

24.	The Addams Family (1991)	(lyrics: "Mamushka")	1991	$192M	6.6 (26,551)

25.	29th Street (1991)	(writer: "Just in Time")	1991	-	6.9 (1,108)

26.	"The Benny Hill Show" (1969)	(1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	7.3 (664)
	1 TV episode: "The Benny Hill Show: The Herd (#17.2)" (lyrics: "The Party's Over")
27.	That's Dancing! (1985)	(lyrics: "Moses")	1985	-	7.1 (463)

28.	The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)	(lyrics: "New York, New York")	1983	-	5.2 (263)
	AKAs: Legend in Leotards
29.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	(lyrics: "I Like Myself")	1976	-	7.3 (870)

30.	Blue Sunshine (1976)	(lyrics: "Just In Time")	1976	-	6.0 (625)

31.	That's Entertainment! (1974)	(lyrics: "The French Lesson", "New York, New York")	1974	-	7.6 (2,525)
	AKAs: That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)
32.	Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (1973) (TV)	(writer: "New York, New York")	1973	-	7.4 (38)
	AKAs: Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back (USA: alternative title)
33.	Liza (1970) (TV)	(writer: "New York, New York")	1970	-	-

34.	"The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)	(1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	7.3 (95)
	1 TV episode: "The Merv Griffin Show: (1968-12-23)" (lyrics: "Just in Time")
35.	"The Dean Martin Show" (1965)	(1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	8.4 (138)
	AKAs: The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "The Dean Martin Show: (1968-10-24)" (writer: "The French Lesson" (uncredited))
36.	"The Carol Burnett Show" (1967)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	8.9 (547)
	AKAs: Carol Burnett and Friends (USA: repeat compilations title) 1 TV episode: "The Carol Burnett Show: (#1.2)" (writer: "Just In Time" as part of a Time Medley)
37.	"The Monkees" (1966)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	7.5 (478)
	1 TV episode: "The Monkees: Monkees Manhattan Style (#1.30)" ("New York, New York")
38.	"The Hollywood Palace" (1964)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	9.5 (45)
	1 TV episode: "The Hollywood Palace: (#3.33)" (lyrics: "New York, New York" (uncredited))
39.	What a Way to Go! (1964)	(lyrics: "I Think that You and I Should Get Acquainted", "Musical Extravaganza")	1964	-	6.8 (1,379)

40.	"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956)	(1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	7.7 (26)
	AKAs: The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title) 1 TV episode: "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: (#7.8)" (lyrics: "Just in Time")
41.	The Judy Garland Show (1962) (TV)	(lyrics: "Just in Time")	1962	-	8.8 (64)
	AKAs: Judy, Frank & Dean - Once in a Lifetime (USA: DVD box title) Judy, Frank & Dean: The Legendary Concert (USA: video title)
42.	Peter Pan (1960) (TV)	(lyrics: "Never-Never Land", "Wendy", "O My Mysterious Lady", "Ugg-a-Wugg", "Distant Melody", "Hook's Waltz")	1960	-	7.2 (682)

43.	"The Perry Como Show" (1948)	(3 episodes, 1958-1960)	1960	-	7.6 (24)
	AKAs: Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title) The Chesterfield Supper Club 3 TV episodes: "The Perry Como Show: (1960-12-07)" (lyrics: "New York, New York" (uncredited)) "The Perry Como Show: (1958-04-26)" (lyrics: "Dance Only with Me" (uncredited)) "The Perry Como Show: (1958-01-18)" (lyrics: "Just in Time" (uncredited), "The French Lesson" (uncredited))
44.	Bells Are Ringing (1960)	(lyrics: "Bells Are Ringing", "It's A Perfect Relationship", "Do It Yourself", "It's A Simple Little System", "Better Than A Dream", "I Met A Girl", "I Love Your Sunny Teeth", "Oh How It Hurts", "Hot and Cold", "Mu Cha Cha", "Just In Time", "Drop That Name", "The Party's Over", "The Midas Touch", "I'm Going Back")	1960	-	7.0 (1,001)

45.	Wonderful Town (1958) (TV)	(lyrics: "Christopher Street", "Ohio", "One Hundred Easy Ways", "What a Waste", "A Little Bit in Love", "Conversation Piece", "A Quiet Girl", "Conga!", "My Darlin' Eileen", "Swing!", "It's Love", "Wrong Note Rag", "Finale: It's Love (reprise)")	1958	-	8.9 (19)

46.	Designing Woman (1957)	(lyrics: "Music Is Better than Words" (uncredited))	1957	-	6.8 (1,350)

47.	It's Always Fair Weather (1955)	(lyrics: "March, March", "The Time for Parting", "Once Upon a Time", "Thanks a Lot, but No Thanks", "I Shouldn't Have Come", "Music Is Better Than Words", "Saturation-Wise", "I Like Myself", "Stillman's Gym", "Baby, You Knock Me Out")	1955	-	7.1 (953)

48.	"Make Room for Daddy" (1953)	(1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	7.4 (104)
	AKAs: The Danny Thomas Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Make Room for Daddy: Peter Pan (#2.24)" (writer: "Neverland")
49.	Singin' in the Rain (1952)	(lyrics: "Moses" (1952) (uncredited))	1952	-	8.4 (49,896)

50.	The Belle of New York (1952)	(lyrics: "Baby Doll" (uncredited))	1952	-	6.1 (268)

51.	On the Town (1949)	(lyrics: "I Feel Like I'm Not out of Bed Yet" (uncredited), "New York, New York", "Prehistoric Man" (uncredited), "Come Up To My Place", "Main Street" (uncredited), "You're Awful" (uncredited), "On the Town" (uncredited), "Count on Me" (uncredited), "That's All There Is, Folks")	1949	-	7.7 (5,434)

52.	Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)	(lyrics: "Yes, Indeedy" (uncredited), "O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg" (uncredited), "The Right Girl for Me" (uncredited), "It's Fate Baby, It's Fate" (uncredited))	1949	-	6.7 (1,079)
	AKAs: Everybody's Cheering (UK)
53.	Good News (1947)	(writer: "The French Lesson" (uncredited))	1947	-	8.0 (1,236)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	On the Town in Concert (1993) (TV)	(writer)	1993	-	9.2 (8)
	AKAs: Great Performances: On the Town in Concert (USA: series title)
2.	Applause (1973) (TV)	(writer)	1973	-	8.6 (53)

3.	Loistokaupunki (1966) (TV)	(musical play "On the Town")	1966	-	-

4.	What a Way to Go! (1964)	(screenplay)	1964	-	6.8 (1,379)

5.	Bells Are Ringing (1960)	(play "Bells Are Ringing") (screenplay)	1960	-	7.0 (1,001)

6.	Auntie Mame (1958)	(screenplay)	1958	-	7.8 (4,385)

7.	It's Always Fair Weather (1955)	(story and screenplay)	1955	-	7.1 (953)

8.	The Band Wagon (1953)	(screenplay) (story)	1953	-	7.6 (3,477)

9.	Singin' in the Rain (1952)	(screenplay) (story)	1952	-	8.4 (49,896)

10.	On the Town (1949)	(musical play) (screenplay)	1949	-	7.7 (5,434)

11.	The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)	(writer)	1949	-	6.8 (929)

12.	Good News (1947)	(screenplay)	1947	-	8.0 (1,236)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Frasier" (1993)	Linda (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	8.5 (11,675)
	1 TV episode: "Frasier: Burying a Grudge (#2.10)" (voice) Linda
2.	Slaves of New York (1989)	Mrs. Wheeler	1989	-	5.1 (413)

3.	Garbo Talks (1984)	(uncredited) Garbo	1984	-	6.2 (519)
	AKAs: Garbo Talks! (UK)
4.	Greenwich Village (1944)	(uncredited) Hat Check Girl/Revuer	1944	-	6.2 (115)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Dummy (2002)	(special thanks)	2002	-	6.9 (3,413)

2.	What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002) (V)	(thanks)	2002	-	7.4 (69)

3.	Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music (1993) (TV)	(with appreciation to)	1993	-	7.6 (10)

4.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	(acknowledgment)	1976	-	7.3 (870)

5.	That's Entertainment! (1974)	(special thanks)	1974	-	7.6 (2,525)
	AKAs: That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Pluck (2006)		2006	-	-

2.	Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (2005) (V)	Herself	2005	-	7.3 (35)

3.	"Broadway: The American Musical" (2004)	Herself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	8.7 (186)
	1 TV episode: "Broadway: The American Musical: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin': 1943-1960 (#1.4)" Herself
4.	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004) (TV)	Herself	2004	-	7.1 (113)

5.	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)	Herself	2003	-	8.1 (272)
	AKAs: Broadway (USA: short title) Broadway: The Golden Age (USA: short title) Broadway: The Movie (USA: short title)
6.	Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) (TV)	Herself	2002	-	7.4 (131)

7.	What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002) (V)	Herself	2002	-	7.4 (69)

8.	"Biography" (1987)	Herself (1 episode, 1997)	1997	-	8.0 (266)
	1 TV episode: "Biography: Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow" Herself
9.	Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM (1996) (TV)	Herself	1996	-	7.4 (90)

10.	"Omnibus" (1967)	Herself (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	7.5 (14)
	1 TV episode: "Omnibus: Mister Abbott's Broadway" Herself
11.	On the Town in Concert (1993) (TV)	Host/Narrator	1993	-	9.2 (8)
	AKAs: Great Performances: On the Town in Concert (USA: series title)
12.	The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1992) (TV)	Herself	1992	-	7.6 (29)

13.	Gershwin (1992) (V)		1992	-	5.0 (12)

14.	The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1991) (TV)	Herself (Honoree)	1991	-	7.3 (31)

15.	Music by Richard Rodgers (1990) (TV)	Herself	1990	-	-

16.	"Great Performances" (1972)	Herself (1 episode, 1987)	1987	-	8.4 (105)
	1 TV episode: "Great Performances: Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne" Herself
17.	Follies in Concert (1986) (TV)	Emily Whitman	1986	-	8.5 (90)

18.	The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly (1985) (TV)	Herself	1985	-	6.9 (128)
	AKAs: The Best of Gene Kelly (UK: video box title)
19.	The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1982) (TV)	Herself	1982	-	6.6 (27)

20.	The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1980) (TV)	Herself	1980	-	5.1 (41)

21.	"The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)	Herself (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	7.6 (80)
	1 TV episode: "The Mike Douglas Show: (1971-06-22)" Herself
22.	The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV)	Herself - Presenter	1969	-	5.2 (17)

23.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	8.9 (268)
	1 TV episode: "What's My Line?: (1967-07-02)" Mystery Guest
24.	"That Was the Week That Was" (1964)	Herself (unknown episodes)	1964	-	8.5 (24)

25.	"Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957)	Herself (1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	9.0 (38)
	AKAs: The Jack Paar Show (USA: new title) The Jack Paar Tonight Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Tonight Starring Jack Paar: (1962-08-24)" Herself
26.	The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV)	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing	1961	-	4.9 (44)

27.	"To Tell the Truth" (1956)	Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.1 (53)
	1 TV episode: "To Tell the Truth: (1959-04-28)" Guest Panelist
28.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Singer (2 episodes, 1959)	1959	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: "Toast of the Town: (#12.31)" Singer "Toast of the Town: (#12.19)" Singer


1.	"American Masters"
	1 TV episode: Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About (2009) Herself
2.	Bells Are Ringing: Just in Time (2005) (V)	Herself

3.	The Masters Behind the Musicals (2004) (V)	Herself

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Wrote musical (w/Adolph Green, Cy Coleman: "On the Twentieth Century". more

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