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Frank Loesser

real name Frank Henry Loesser

United States · 1910-06-29 – 1969-07-28

Frank Loesser is credited on 11,074 releases across 3,174 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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11,074

Credits

3,174

Albums

8

Decades active

630

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American songwriter.
Born: 29 June 1910 in New York City, New York, USA.
Died: 26: July 1969 in New York City, New York, USA (aged 59).
Frank Loesser has been called the most versatile of all Broadway composers. He wrote the lyrics to over 700 songs, wrote and composed the Pulitzer Prize winning musical "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying". He won the Tony Award in 1951 as Best Composer and Lyricist for the musical "Guys And Dolls" and won the Academy Award for "Best Song" for "Baby, It's Cold Outside".
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

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Credited work

11,074 releases · 3,174 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 12,631
  • Other credits · 417
  • Production · 2

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Capitol Studios · Webster Hall

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