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020 a| 9780300110517 (cloth : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Riis, Thomas Laurence.=| ^A255233;

245 10 a| Frank Loesser /c| Thomas L. Riis ; with a foreword by Geoffrey Block.;

300 a| xix, 332 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Yale Broadway masters;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-308), discography (page 309), and index.;

505 00 t| Juvenile poet, Hollywood lyricist, wartime songwriter --t| The first Broadway hit: Where's Charley? --t| The Broadway composer arrives: Guys and Dolls --t| Just don't call it opera: The Most Happy Fella --t| Another way to write a Broadway hit: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying --t| The unknown Loesser: Greenwillow, Pleasures and Palaces, Señor discretion himself --t| The legacy of Frank Loesser.;

520 a| Perhaps best remembered as the writer and composer of the ever-popular Guys and Dolls and the Pulitzer Prize-winning How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Frank Loesser was one of the great songwriters of the twentieth century. Lyricist of over 700 songs--among them such cherished favorites as "Baby, It's Cold Outside," "Once in Love with Amy," and "I Believe in You"--his work has received both Tony and Academy Awards. Here Thomas L. Riis, in a deeply informed and lively discussion of Loesser's life and musical career, presents a critical look at one of the most important--though often overshadowed--Broadway composers. Immensely prolific and a personally magnetic man, Loesser was a major figure during the Broadway golden age that included Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, and Bernstein. Riis traces Loesser's early career as a Hollywood songwriter and a noted contributor to the war effort. He discusses in depth each of Loesser's musicals and provides a look at the legacy of a man admired as a mentor who inspired dozens of assistants, proteges, young songwriters, novice singer-actors, and aspiring producers. This book offers a concise look at Loesser's life along with an engaging examination of the totality of his works.;

600 10 a| Loesser, Frank,d| 1910-1969.=| ^A118371;

650 0 a| Composersz| United Statesv| Biography.=| ^A989535;

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Frank Loesser / Thomas L. Riis ; with a foreword by Geoffrey Block.

Author/creator	Riis, Thomas Laurence
Format	Book
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.
Description	xix, 332 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects	Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969. Composers--United States. --Biography.

Series	Yale Broadway masters Yale Broadway masters. ^A565598
Contents	Juvenile poet, Hollywood lyricist, wartime songwriter -- The first Broadway hit: Where's Charley? -- The Broadway composer arrives: Guys and Dolls -- Just don't call it opera: The Most Happy Fella -- Another way to write a Broadway hit: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying -- The unknown Loesser: Greenwillow, Pleasures and Palaces, Señor discretion himself -- The legacy of Frank Loesser.
Abstract	Perhaps best remembered as the writer and composer of the ever-popular Guys and Dolls and the Pulitzer Prize-winning How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Frank Loesser was one of the great songwriters of the twentieth century. Lyricist of over 700 songs--among them such cherished favorites as "Baby, It's Cold Outside," "Once in Love with Amy," and "I Believe in You"--his work has received both Tony and Academy Awards. Here Thomas L. Riis, in a deeply informed and lively discussion of Loesser's life and musical career, presents a critical look at one of the most important--though often overshadowed--Broadway composers. Immensely prolific and a personally magnetic man, Loesser was a major figure during the Broadway golden age that included Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, and Bernstein. Riis traces Loesser's early career as a Hollywood songwriter and a noted contributor to the war effort. He discusses in depth each of Loesser's musicals and provides a look at the legacy of a man admired as a mentor who inspired dozens of assistants, proteges, young songwriters, novice singer-actors, and aspiring producers. This book offers a concise look at Loesser's life along with an engaging examination of the totality of his works.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-308), discography (page 309), and index.
LCCN	2007014702
ISBN	9780300110517 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0300110510 (cloth : alk. paper)

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