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'''Frank Loesser''' (1910-1969) was a composer and lyricist who wrote successful Broadway musicals, including ''Guys and Dolls'' (1950), ''The Most Happy Fella'' (1956) and ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (1961).
 
   
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'''Frank Loesser''' (1910-1969) was a composer and lyricist whose [[Broadway]] musicals include the Tony Award-winning ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'' and ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'', which also won the Pulitzer Prize. He also wrote songs for films and won an [[Academy Award]] for "[[Baby, It's Cold Outside]]." Loesser also wrote the lyrics to "Heart and Soul."
The Muppets have performed many of Loesser's hits, including:
 
   
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==Songs Performed by the [[The Muppets|Muppets]]==
*"[[Baby, It's Cold Outside]]": performed by [[Miss Piggy]] and [[Rudolf Nureyev]] in ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 213: Rudolf Nureyev|episode 213]]
 
   
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*from ''Guys and Dolls''
*"[[Brotherhood of Man]]": performed by the Second Continental Congress in ''[[I Love Liberty]]''
 
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:*"[[Fugue for Tinhorns]]"
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:*"[[I'll Know]]"
   
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*from ''[[Hans Christian Andersen]]'' (film)
*"[[Fugue for Tinhorns]]": performed as part of the jousting scene from ''Camelot'' in [[Episode 305: Pearl Bailey|episode 305]]
 
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:*"[[The Inch Worm (song)|The Inch Worm]]"
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:*"[[Thumbelina (song)|Thumbelina]]"
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:*"[[Wonderful Copenhagen]]"
   
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*from ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''
*"[[I'll Know]]": performed by [[Wayne and Wanda]] in [[Episode 117: Ben Vereen|episode 117]]
 
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:*"[[Brotherhood of Man]]"
   
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*from ''Neptune's Daughter'' (film)
*"[[The Inch Worm (song)|The Inch Worm]]": performed by [[Charles Aznavour]] in [[Episode 109: Charles Aznavour|episode 109]] and [[Danny Kaye]] in [[Episode 316: Danny Kaye|episode 316]].
 
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:*"[[Baby, It's Cold Outside]]"
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:*"[[On a Slow Boat to China]]"
   
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*from ''Where's Charley?''
*"[[On a Slow Boat to China]]": performed by [[Miss Piggy]] and [[Roger Moore]] in [[Episode 524: Roger Moore|episode 524]].
 
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:*"[[Once in Love With Amy]]"
   
==External Links==
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==External links==
 
*[http://www.frankloesser.net/ Official site]
 
*[http://www.frankloesser.net/ Official site]
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*[http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=5613 Internet Broadway Database]
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*[http://imdb.com/name/nm0004230/ IMDb]
   
 
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[[Category:Composers|Loesser]]
 
[[Category:Composers|Loesser]]

Revision as of 20:38, 20 June 2015

Frankloesser

Frank Loesser (1910-1969) was a composer and lyricist whose Broadway musicals include the Tony Award-winning Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which also won the Pulitzer Prize. He also wrote songs for films and won an Academy Award for "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Loesser also wrote the lyrics to "Heart and Soul."

Songs Performed by the Muppets

  • from Guys and Dolls
  • from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  • from Neptune's Daughter (film)
  • from Where's Charley?

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