Editing Lerner and Loewe (section)

==Background and previous work==
Growing up in Austria, Frederick or "Fritz" Loewe was a child prodigy concert pianist and son to a Viennese Operetta star, Edmond Loewe.<ref name =LernerLahr /> After moving to New York City, he worked as a pianist in German clubs and was accompanist for silent films but never had a partnership before working with Lerner.<ref name=Lees1990>Lees, Gene. ''Inventing Champagne: the Worlds of Lerner and Loewe.'' St. Martin's Press, 1990.</ref>
Conversely, Alan Lerner was born in New York City and attended Harvard where his first musical theater contributions came from working on collegiate [[Hasty Pudding Theatricals|Hasty Pudding]] musicals.<ref name =LernerLahr /> Early in his career at Harvard he collaborated with [[Leonard Bernstein]] but also did not have any official partnerships until he crossed paths with Loewe.<ref name=MassoBano>Masso, Giverny, and Tim Bano. "Lerner and Loewe's The Day Before Spring Revived for First Time since 1950s." ''The Stage'', April 3, 2017.</ref>