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| Frank Loesser
(1910 - 1969)
| Timeline |
| 1910 |
Born 29 June, in New York; son of a teacher of classical piano |
| 1926 |
Drops out of City College at the age of 16 |
| 1932 |
Takes job with RKO in Hollywood, but his music doesn't make it to the screen; returns to New York and works as a nightclub singer |
| 1937 |
Returns to Hollywood, where he works for Paramount |
| 1945 |
During World War II, Loesser assigned to Special Services, providing lyrics for camp shows |
| 1946 |
Discharged from the military
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| 1949 |
Wins Academy Award for "Baby, It's Cold Outside" |
| 1961 |
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying wins a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony, and Drama Critics Circle award |
| 1969 |
Dies 26 July in New York, of lung cancer |
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Inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame |
| ~1948 |
Forms his own music publishing company |
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