Writing · 1917 to 2006

Betty Comden

Best rated: Singin' in the Rain (8.3)

Films: 8
Avg rating: 7.34
Peak run: 1949’58
7+ run: 6 films

Films: 8
Avg rating: 7.34
Peak run: 1949’58
7+ run: 6 films

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The career

Betty Comden, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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19498 films1964

Current formLast 5: 7.22 vs career 7.34 (−0.12)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Betty by the numbers

Average

7.34

8 rated films

Vote weighted

7.40

bigger films count more

Median

7.2

half are better

Consistency

±0.52

rating spread

Career

16y

1949 to 1964

Total votes

354K

across every film

Best

8.3

Singin' in the Rain

Worst

6.9

What a Way to Go!

Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography

1964	What a Way to Go!	6.9	6,957
1960	Bells Are Ringing	6.9	4,214
1958	Auntie Mame	7.9	14,073
1955	It's Always Fair Weather	7.0	4,418
1953	The Band Wagon	7.4	13,790
1952	Singin' in the Rain	8.3	286K
1949	The Barkleys of Broadway	7.0	3,770
1949	On the Town	7.3	20,120

Better together?

Betty Comden's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Betty Comden

2 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1956
Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1954
Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Nominated

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