‘They Made Us Happy’ Review: Making ’Em Laugh

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Book Review: 'They Made Us Happy' tells the story of Betty Comden and Adolph Green's songwriting partnership

It’s good to be reminded that youth culture is not merely a phenomenon of today. It was always present, especially in show biz, even before Elvis. Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in the 1939 film version of “Babes in Arms” provided the rallying cry. Every subsequent generation has had its own version of “Hey, kids, we can put on our show right here!”

Now Andy Propst, in “They Made Us Happy,” tells the story of two of the greatest of these kids, the Broadway babies Betty Comden and Adolph Green, still in their 20s when they...

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