Frank Loesser
Frank Loesser
Frank Henry Loesserwas an American songwriter who wrote the lyrics and music to the Broadway hits Guys and Dolls and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won separate Tony Awards for the music and lyrics in both shows, as well as sharing the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the latter. He also wrote numerous songs for films and Tin Pan Alley, many of which have become standards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards for...
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth29 June 1910
CityNew York City, NY
boat slow
I'd like to get you / On a slow boat to China.
stars sky guy
When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky You can bet that he's doing it for some doll.
dog smart worry
You dogs are smart enough to know that worry is something you do with a bone, and let it got at that. Even Pavlov couldn't do any more than prove that your brain is in your gut--something that you knew all along.
beautiful oysters perfect
Me, I'm complicated. But it's a living, I tell myself. Also, every once in a long while this disease manages to produce a fine and beautiful truth--as (they say) some oyster illness makes the wondrously perfect pearl.
beautiful comes-and-goes
How beautiful the days, They come and go.
toys secretary
A secretary is not a toy.