Frank Henry Loesser
June 29, 1910 - July 28, 1969
American songwriter - Musical Theater
Best known for writing the music and lyrics for Broadway's Guys and Dolls & How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, to name a few.
Tony Award for Guys and Dolls
1955 film version starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, and Vivian Blaine
Pulitzer Prize for Drama & Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Wrote songs for over 60 Hollywood films
5 Academy Award Nominations
1 Academy Award for Best Original Song Win -
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
"Jingle Jangle Jingle"
Top 100 Western Songs of All Time
by Western Writers of America
Wrote the book, music, and lyrics for The Most Happy Fella (1956) & Greenwillow (1960) ... Tony Award nomination for both
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