Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969

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Dates:
Birth 1910-06-29
Death 1969-07-28
Americans
English, English,

Biographical notes:

Frank Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won a Tony Award for Guys and Dolls and shared the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for How to Succeed. He also wrote songs for over 60 Hollywood films and Tin Pan Alley, many of which have become standards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards for best song, winning once for "Baby, It's Cold Outside".

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Subjects:

  • Gamblers
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Motion picture music
  • Motion picture music
  • Musical revues, comedies, etc.
  • Musical revues, comedies, etc.
  • Musical revues, comedies, etc.
  • Musical revues, comedies, etc.
  • Musicals
  • Musicals
  • Musicals
  • Musical sketches
  • Musical theater
  • Popular music
  • Motion picture music
  • Musical revues, comedies, etc.
  • Musical revues, comedies, etc.
  • Musical revues, comedies, etc.
  • Musicals
  • Musicals

Occupations:

  • Librettists
  • Composers
  • Lyricists

Places:

  • NY, US
  • NY, US
  • Broadway (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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