Frank Loesser
Frank Loesser was born in New York City on June 29, 1910.
In the 1930’s, Loesser was at Universal Pictures. For Universal and then Paramount Pictures, Loesser wrote the scores
for more than sixty films over a 30 years.
The first song written entirely by Frank Loesser was “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition,” a huge wartime hit.
After WWII, Loesser moved back to New York City to write Where’s Charley. It opened on October 11, 1948 and
ran for 792 performances. Loesser followed up the success of that with the hit Guys and Dolls, which opened on November
24, 1950. With a score full of standards like “A Bushel and a Peck,” “I’ve Never Been in Love Before”, “Luck be a
Lady”, “I’ll Know”, “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat”, Guys and Dolls, taking home the coveted Best Musical trophy.
In 1952, Loesser returned to Hollywood to write the score for Hans Christian Anderson, a Danny Kaye vehicle
that included "Ugly Duckling", "Inchworm", and "Thumbelina".
Returning to Broadway in 1956, Loesser wrote the score and book for The Most Happy Fella, which included the hit song
“Standing on the Corner”. The Most Happy Fella won the New York Drama Critics award. Another success came in with
the How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.
Frank Loesser passed away at the age of 59 on July 26, 1969 in New York City.
Hoagy Carmichael
Award-winning songwriter ("Stardust",
"Ole Buttermilk Sky", "Georgia on
My Mind"), composer, pianist, actor
and singer, educated at Indiana
University. He played piano in the
college bands, and later gave up a law
practise for a career in songwriting.
He joined ASCAP in 1931, and his
chief musical collaborators included
Mitchell Parish, Stuart Gorrell, Frank
Loesser, Johnny Mercer, Sammy
Lerner, Stanley Adams, Edward
Heyman, Paul Francis Webster, Jack
Brooks, Ned Washington, and Jo
Trent.
Two Sleepy People
Words & Music by:-
Hoagy Carmichael & Frank Loesser
Here we are, out of cigarettes,
Holding hands and yawning; look how late it gets,
Two sleepy people, by dawn's early light,
And to much in love to say good-night.
Say, here we are, in this cozy chair,
Picking on a wishbone from the Frigidaire,
Two sleepy people, with nothing to say,
And to much in love to break away.
Do you the remember the nights we used to linger in the hall?
Father didn't like it at all,
Do you remember the reason why we married in the Fall?
To rent this little nest, and get a bit of rest!
Well, here we are, just where we began,
Sleepy little lady, dozy little man,
Two sleepy people, by dawn's early light,
And much to much in love to say good-night.