Frank Loesser (June 29, 1910, New York City - July 26, 1969, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. He died of lung cancer at age 59.

He wrote the following Broadway musicals:

  • Where’s Charley (1948)
  • Guys and Dolls (1950)
  • The Most Happy Fella (1956)
  • Greenwillow (1960)
  • How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (1961)

Some well-know songs he composed:
  • "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (from Neptune's Daughter)
  • "A Bushel and a Peck" (from Guys and Dolls)
  • "Fugue for Tinhorns" (from Guys and Dolls)
  • "Heart and Soul" (from the Paramount Short Subject A Song in Born)
  • "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (from the Paramount Pictures motion picture Sweater Girl)
  • "Inch Worm" (from the motion picture Hans Christian Andersen)
  • "On a Slow Boat to China"
  • "Once in Love With Amy" (from Where's Charley)
  • "Standing on the Corner" (from The Most Happy Fella)
  • "Thumbelina" (from Hans Christian Andersen)
  • "What are You Doing New Year's Eve?"
  • "Wonderful Copenhagen" (from Hans Christian Anderson)

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