b. Frank Henry Loesser, 29 June 1910, New York City, New York, USA, d. 28 July 1969. A leading songwriter for the stage, films and Tin Pan Alley from the 30s through to the 60s. Initially, he only wrote lyrics, but later in his career he provided both words and music, and sometimes co-produced through his Frank Productions. Born into a musical family (his father was a music teacher, and his brother a music critic and pianist), Loesser rejected a formal musical education, and trained himself. During the Depression years of the early 30s, following a brief spell at City College, New York, Loesser worked in a variety of jobs including city editor for a local newspaper, jewellery salesman and waiter. His first published song, written with William Schuman in 1931, was "In Love With A Memory Of You". Loesser also wrote for vaudeville performers and played piano in nightclubs around New York's 52nd Street.

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• (1996)  Guys and Dolls

• Luck Be a Lady
• Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat
• Oldest Established Craps Game In New York
• If I Were a Bell
• Fugue for Tinhorns

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• Original Cast
• Musical Cast Recording
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• Original Soundtrack
• Original London Cast
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• The 42nd Street Singers
• Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Orchestra
• Julie Andrews
• Idina Menzel
• Judy Garland
• Stephen Sondheim
• Loudon Wainwright III
• Barbra Streisand
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