Loesser, Frank

Frank Loesser Composer and lyricist Frank Henry Loesser, New York City, June 29, 1910; New York City, July 28, 1969. Loesser came from a musical family; his father taught piano, and his half brother was also a pianist and teacher. He briefly attended college and then worked in a variety of jobs through the 1920s, pursuing an interest in music on the side. He published his first song in 1931 but it wasn’t until three years later that he had his first hit with “I Wish I Were Twins” (with…