- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980.
- Decades-long collaboration with Betty Comden
- Won seven Tony Awards, always with collaborator Betty Comden: in 1953, lyrics as part of Best Musical win for "Wonderful Town;" in 1968, as Best Composer and Lyricist, with Jule Styne, and lyrics as part of Best Musical win for "Hallelujah, Baby!;" in 1970, book as part of Best Musical win for "Applause;" in 1978, as Best Score, lyrics with music by Cy Coleman, and Best Book (Musical) for "On the Twentieth Century;" and in 1991, as Best Score (Musical), lyrics with music by Coleman, for "The Will Rogers Follies." In addition, the team of Comden and Green received five other nominations: in 1957, book with music by Styne for Best Musical nominee "Bells Are Ringing;" in 1961, lyrics with music by Styne for Best Musical nominee "Do Re Mi;" in 1983, for Best Score, lyrics with music by Larry Grossman, and Best Book (Musical) for "A Doll's Life;" and in 1986, Best Book (Musical) for "Singin' in the Rain," the stage version of their signature film, Singin' in the Rain (1952).
- He was the son of Helen (Weiss) and Daniel Green. His parents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants.
- Adolph and wife Phyllis Newman are one of several sets of spouses to both win Tony Awards. Adolph was nominated 12 times, winning 7: in 1953 for "Wonderful Town"(Best Musical); 1968 for "Hallelujah, Baby!"(Best Score and Best Musical); 1970 for "Applause"(Best Musical); 1978 for "On the Twentieth Century"(Book of a Musical and Best Score); and 1991 for "The Will Rogers Follies"(Best Score). Phyllis was nominated twice: she won in 1962 for "Subways are for Sleeping"(Featured Actress in a Musical) and was nominated in 1987 for "Broadway Bound"(Featured Actress in a Play). Phyllis was also the first recipient of the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award in 2009.
- Singin' in the Rain was adapted into a West End Musical in 2000 and was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 for Outstanding Musical Production.
- He is the father of Amanda Green and Adam Green.
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