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Frank Loesser

1910 - 1969

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Frank Henry Loesser ( "lesser"; June 29, 1910 – July 28, 1969) was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won a Tony Award for Guys and Dolls and shared the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for How to Succeed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Loesser has received more than 802,807 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Frank Loesser is the 1,392nd most popular composer (down from 1,299th in 2019), the 12,592nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,176th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular American Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Frank Loesser ranks 1,392 out of 1,451. Before him are Charles Tomlinson Griffes, George Whitefield Chadwick, Charles Wuorinen, William Grant Still, Lera Auerbach, and Erik Mongrain. After him are Oliver Knussen, Edvin Marton, Ludger Stühlmeyer, Robert Ashley, Kazumi Totaka, and Justin Hurwitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Frank Loesser ranks 400. Before him are Kitty Carlisle, Duncan Gregg, Irene Sharaff, Sally Blane, David Lack, and Ilona Massey. After him are Francis Johnson, Josephine Johnson, F. F. Bruce, Steven S. DeKnight, Aileen Meagher, and Ruthie Tompson. Among people deceased in 1969, Frank Loesser ranks 246. Before him are Alan Mowbray, Martita Hunt, Miles Malleson, Harley Earl, Jimmy McHugh, and William Gilmore. After him are Rex Ingram, George "Gabby" Hayes, Cyril Slater, Josh White, Rod La Rocque, and John Boles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Loesser ranks 12,592 out of 20,380. Before him are Melody Gardot (1985), Nimród Antal (1973), Stuart Erwin (1903), George Nelson (1950), Agnes de Mille (1905), and Sidney Moncrief (1957). After him are Jan Kleyna (2000), Seamus Dever (1976), Mel Winkler (1941), Chris Byrd (1970), Danielle Harris (1977), and John Lindsay (1921).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Frank Loesser ranks 133. Before him are Joseph Lamb (1887), Don Davis (1957), Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884), George Whitefield Chadwick (1854), Charles Wuorinen (1938), and William Grant Still (1895). After him are Robert Ashley (1930), Justin Hurwitz (1985), Bernie Worrell (1944), Jeremy Soule (1975), Steve Roach (1955), and Vivian Kubrick (1960).

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