Frank Loesser
Composer, Actor
29 June 1910 — 28 July 1969 (59 years)
Frank Henry 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 separate Tony Awards for the music and lyrics in both shows, as well as sharing the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the latter. He also wrote songs for over 60 Hollywood films and for 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".
Known For
Filmography
| 2007 | |
| 1999 | 8 ½ Women · as Original Music ComposerOn Plex |
| 1955 | Guys and Dolls · as Original Music ComposerOn Plex |
| 1952 | Hans Christian Andersen · as Original Music ComposerOn Plex |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show · as Self |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show · as Self - Composer |
| 1949 | Red, Hot and Blue · as Hair-Do Lempke |