Editing Frank Loesser (section)

{{Short description|American songwriter (1910–1969)}}
{{redirect|Loesser|other people|Loesser (surname)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Frank Loesser
| image            = Frank Loesser studio photo, 1936.jpg
| caption          = Frank Loesser in a 1936 Paramount studio headshot.
| background       = non_performing_personnel
| birth_name       = Frank Henry Loesser
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1910|6|29}}
| birth_place      = [[Manhattan]], New York City, New York, U.S.
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1969|7|28|1910|6|29}}
| death_place      = [[East Harlem]], New York, U.S.
| genre            = [[Musical theatre]]
| occupation       = [[Composer]], [[lyricist]], [[librettist]]
| years_active     = 1931–1968
| spouse           = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Lynn Garland|1936|1957|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Jo Sullivan]]|1959}}
}}
| website          = {{URL|frankloesser.com}}
}}

'''Frank Henry Loesser''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɛ|s|ər}} "lesser"; June 29, 1910 – July 28, 1969) was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics for the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musicals ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'' and ''[[How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)|How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying]]'', among others. He won a [[Tony Award]] for ''Guys and Dolls'' and shared the [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]] for ''How to Succeed''. He also wrote songs for over 60 Hollywood films and [[Tin Pan Alley]], many of which have become standards, and was nominated for five [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Academy Awards for best song]], winning once for "[[Baby, It's Cold Outside]]".