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Loesser grew up in New York and moved to Hollywood in 1936 to write songs under contract for Paramount and Universal. Over three decades, he penned the scores to more than 60 films and wrote the ...

Ten years ago, Frank Music, the last grail and quirky hang-out for music lovers in Manhattan closed its midtown doors. That ended a memorable run of a business enterprise begun in the late `40s by – ...