LOESSER, FRANK. Among the most versatile of all the Broadway composers; b. New York, New York, ; d. New York, New York, .
Loesser wrote lyrics to his own tunes, and all of his Broadway shows but one were hits. (Another, Pleasures and Palaces , closed out of town.) His output on Broadway was small compared to that of his contemporaries, but each of his shows was a unique contribution to the art of the musical theater...