Frank Loesser
American songwriter (1910-1969) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 59
Frank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote 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.
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Bess Flowers Frank wrote Guys and Dolls (1955)
Franklyn Farnum Frank wrote Guys and Dolls (1955)
Frank Sinatra Frank wrote Guys and Dolls (1955)
Barbra Streisand Frank wrote I've Never Been in Love Before (1950)
Betty Hutton Frank wrote The Perils of Pauline (1947)
William Demarest Frank wrote The Perils of Pauline (1947)
John Qualen Frank wrote Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
Sheldon Leonard Frank wrote Guys and Dolls and Tortilla Flat
Constance Collier Frank wrote The Perils of Pauline and Zaza
Ernő Verebes Frank wrote The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Emmett Vogan Frank wrote Tortilla Flat (1942)
Lester Dorr Frank wrote The Perils of Pauline (1947)
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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."
