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Loesser

American  
[les-er] / ˈlɛs ər /

noun

  1. Frank (Henry), 1910–69, U.S. composer and lyricist, especially of musicals and film songs.


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By age 20, she was working for the publishing company of “Guys and Dolls” composer Frank Loesser, and would soon meet her future husband.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023

Of course, Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling’s’ “Guys and Dolls” is the apotheosis of theater’s love affair with holding dice in one’s fist, on the precipice of riches, or disaster.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022

Written in 1962, “Peel Me a Grape” became Mr. Frishberg’s first published tune — though the publishing company that acquired it, Frank Music, owned by the illustrious Frank Loesser, did little with it.

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2021

The songs are also by Paul, who re-immersed himself in the songwriting of composers like Frank Loesser and Richard Rodgers.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2021

“It was written in 1944 by Frank Loesser and it won the Academy Award for the movie ‘Neptune’s Daughter,’” the 71-year-old continued.

From Fox News ● Dec. 19, 2019

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