Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969
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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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Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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creatorOf | [Greenwillow / music and lyrics by] Loesser, 1957-1960 | The New York Public Library. Music Division. | |
creatorOf | [Guys and dolls. Selections / music and lyrics by] Frank Loesser, 1955? | The New York Public Library. Music Division. | |
creatorOf | [Let's dance. Selections / music and lyrics by] Frank Loesser, 1949 | The New York Public Library. Music Division. | |
creatorOf | [Pleasures and palaces / music and lyrics by] Frank Loesser, 1961-1965 | The New York Public Library. Music Division. | |
creatorOf | [Señor Descretiòn / music and lyrics by] Loesser, 1966-1968 | The New York Public Library. Music Division. | |
creatorOf | [Variety girl. Vocal score. Selections / music and lyrics by] Frank Loesser, 1946 | The New York Public Library. Music Division. | |
creatorOf | [Where's Charley? Selections / music and lyrics by] Frank Loesser, 1948 | The New York Public Library. Music Division. | |
referencedIn | Abe Burrows collection of sound recordings [sound recording] | The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. | |
creatorOf | Abe Burrows papers, 1904-1993 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
referencedIn | Abe Burrows papers, 1904-1993 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. |
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associatedWith | American Music Collection |
associatedWith | Belfrage, Cedric, 1904- |
associatedWith | Burrows, Abe, 1910-1985. |
associatedWith | Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981. |
associatedWith | CentreStage Theatre Archives. |
associatedWith | CentreStage Theatre Archives. |
associatedWith | Dodger Productions. |
associatedWith | Dolan, Robert Emmett, 1908-1972 |
associatedWith | Dolin, Gerry |
associatedWith | Dolin, Gerry |
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Birth 1910-06-29
Death 1969-07-28
Americans
English
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Loesser Frank Henry 1910-1969
לוסר, פרנק, 1910-1969
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