Loewe first met Lerner by chance at the Lambs Club in 1942. According to Lerner, Loewe had actually been looking for the men's room at the time. A simple exchange in the club grill led to a lifelong collaboration with Lerner.
Their first musicals did not meet with much acclaim. However, MGM purchased the screen rights to the 1945 musical The Day Before Spring, which gave them financial security. Brigadoon was their first hit musical, in 1947, followed by was their first hit musical, in 1947, followed by ...