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Frank Loesser

1910 - 1969

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

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Loesser is the 1,399th most popular composer (down from 1,392nd in 2019), the 13,554th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,596th in 2019) and the 136th most popular American Composer.

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Among composers, Frank Loesser ranks 1,399 out of 1,451. Before him are Don Davis, Ned Rorem, Charles Wuorinen, Erik Mongrain, Jimmy McHugh, and Randall Thompson. After him are Robert Ashley, Ludger Stühlmeyer, Malcolm Williamson, Lera Auerbach, Gus Kahn, and Walter Murphy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Frank Loesser ranks 411. Before him are Sally Blane, Elizabeth Allan, Patsy Kelly, Willard Schmidt, Nellie Halstead, and Jacinto Villalba. After him are Lucille Ricksen, Pauli Murray, Steven S. DeKnight, Dick Foran, Nicholas Monsarrat, and Marguerite Churchill. Among people deceased in 1969, Frank Loesser ranks 250. Before him are Miles Malleson, Richard Allen, Gaston Strobino, Rod La Rocque, Harley Earl, and Jimmy McHugh. After him are George "Gabby" Hayes, Ben Alexander, Rex Ingram, Mitzi Green, John Boles, and Tom Mboya.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Loesser ranks 13,558 out of 20,380. Before him are Ron Simmons (1958), Jay Mohr (1970), Kathryn P. Hire (1959), Natalie Schafer (1900), Oscar Micheaux (1884), and Keely Smith (1928). After him are Barbara Bennett (1906), Tom Irwin (1956), Mario (1986), Jon Lee Anderson (1957), Kim Wayans (1961), and Randy Jackson (1956).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Frank Loesser ranks 136. Before him are Bernie Worrell (1944), Don Davis (1957), Ned Rorem (1923), Charles Wuorinen (1938), Jimmy McHugh (1894), and Randall Thompson (1899). After him are Robert Ashley (1930), Walter Murphy (1952), Steve Roach (1955), Vivian Kubrick (1960), Meredith Willson (1902), and Jeremy Soule (1975).

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