Frank Loesser

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, many of which have become standards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards for best song, winning once for "Baby, It's Cold Outside".

Birth and Death Data: Born June 29, 1910 (New York City), Died July 28, 1969 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 151-163 of 163 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 80228 12/3/1950 More I cannot wish you Cast of Guys and dolls composer, lyricist  
Decca 80229 12/3/1950 Luck be a lady Cast of Guys and dolls composer, lyricist  
Decca 80230 12/3/1950 Sue me Cast of Guys and dolls composer, lyricist  
Decca 80231 12/3/1950 Sit down, you're rockin' the boat Cast of Guys and dolls composer, lyricist  
Decca 80232 12/3/1950 Marry the man today Cast of Guys and dolls composer, lyricist  
Decca L 6855 8/11/1952 Thumbelina Danny Kaye composer  
Decca L 6856 8/11/1952 Wonderful Copenhagen Danny Kaye composer  
Decca L 6857 8/11/1952 Anywhere I wander Danny Kaye composer  
Decca L 6858 8/11/1952 The king's new clothes Danny Kaye composer  
Decca L 6859 8/12/1952 Inchworm Danny Kaye composer  
Decca L 6860 8/12/1952 The ugly duckling Danny Kaye composer  
Decca L 6861 8/13/1952 No two people-1 Danny Kaye composer  
Decca L 6862 8/13/1952 I'm Hans Christian Andersen Danny Kaye composer  
(Results 151-163 of 163 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Loesser, Frank," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103360.

Loesser, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103360.

"Loesser, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103360

External Sources

Wikipedia: Frank Loesser

Discogs: Frank Loesser

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IMDb: Frank Loesser

Britannica: Frank Loesser

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81133632

Wikidata: Frank Loesser - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q966018

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/39567135

MusicBrainz: Frank Loesser - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0a0688ca-72c2-46d6-a3b9-b297e7dad6dc

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/82510

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