Adolph Green was a hero of mine.

"The worst was Adolph Green," she said, referring to the playwright and lyricist, who died in 2002.

Betty Comden and Adolph Green, the lyricists, will also be honored.

And I don't want to be unfair to Adolph Green.

In 1938, mutual friends introduced her to Adolph Green, an aspiring actor.

"You should have seen him," said his lyricist, Adolph Green.

Newman was married to Adolph Green from 1960 until his death in 2002.

Recent celebrity deaths: Adolph Green, prolific playwright and lyricist, dies at 87.

Betty Comden and Adolph Green contributed part of the score.

On opening night, it's the team of Betty Comden and Adolph Green.