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Frank Henry Loesser ("lesser"; June 29, 1910 – July 28, 1969) 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 ...
Francis (Frank) Henry Loesser ( New York, 29 juni 1910 – aldaar, 28 juli 1969) was een Amerikaans componist en songwriter. Hij won zowel voor de muziek als voor de teksten van de shows Guys and Dolls en How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying de Tony Award, maar ook een gedeeltelijke Pulitzerprijs voor drama voor de laatstgenoemde show.
Frank Henry Loesser’s father Henry Loesser was an eminent classical pianist, teacher, and regular accompanist to the great Wagnerian soprano Lilli Lehmann. Frank’s older half-brother Arthur would become one of the greatest pianists of his day, but Frank himself never studied music formally – and always felt slightly inferior as a result.
Composer and lyricist, was born Francis Henry Loesser in New York City, the son of Henry Loesser, a pianist, and Julia Ehrlich. His father, who had been an accompanist for the soprano Lilli ...
Loesser, Frank Henry (1910-1969). Compositor, autor de letras de canciones y libretista estadounidense, nacido el 29 de junio de 1910 en Nueva York y fallecido el 28 de julio de 1969. Compuso canciones para teatro y cine desde la década de los años 30 hasta los 60. Inicialmente empezó escribiendo letras para canciones, pero su carrera se ...
Frank Henry Loesser (New York, 29 giugno 1910 – New York, 28 luglio 1969) è stato un compositore e librettista statunitense. Carriera. Nato a New York nel 1910, è fratellastro di Arthur Loesser, pianista e insegnante. Nel 1930 si è avviato nell'attività di autore, collaborando negli anni ...
フランク・ヘンリー・レッサー（Frank Henry Loesser [ˈ l ɛ s ər]; 1910年6月29日 - 1969年7月28日)はアメリカ人のソングライター。 ブロードウェイのヒット作で トニー賞 受賞作の『 ガイズ&ドールズ 』と『 ハウ・トゥー・サクシード 』（ ピューリッツァー賞 も受賞）などの作詞作曲をした。
