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Heart & soul : the life and music of Frank Loesser

Title
Heart & soul : the life and music of Frank Loesser [videorecording] / Written, produced and directed by Walter J. Gottlieb ; in cooperation with Jo Sullivan Loesser and Frank Loesser Enterprises.
Publication
[Silver Spring, MD] : Final Cut Productions, c 2006.

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Additional Authors
  • Gottlieb, Walter J
  • Sullivan, Jo.
  • Sullivan, Jo
  • Whiddon, Jerry
  • Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969.
  • Loesser, John
  • Feuer, Cy
  • Loesser, Emily
  • Garrett, Betty, 1919-2011
  • Bogin, Abba, 1925-2011
  • Loesser, Susan
  • Schwartz, Stephen
  • Block, Geoffrey Holden, 1948-
  • Yeston, Maury
  • McLerie, Allyn Ann, 1926-2018
  • Bozeman, Beverlee
  • Whiting, Margaret
  • Bigley, Isabel
  • Burrows, James, 1940-
  • Hollmann, Mark, 1963-
  • Goldwyn, Samuel, Jr., 1926-2015
  • Herman, Jerry, 1931-2019
  • Rubin, Arthur
  • Wright, Robert, 1914-2005
  • Adler, Richard, 1921-2012
  • Reilly, Charles Nelson
  • Morse, Robert, 1931-2022
  • Broderick, Matthew, 1962-
  • Frank Loesser Enterprises.
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (88 min.) : sd., col. and b&w; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Documentary on the life and career of Frank Loesser, composer and lyricist who wrote hundreds of popular songs, contributed tunes to movies, and is best remembered for his Broadway musicals, such as Guys and dolls, The most happy fella, and How to succeed in business without really trying. Includes archival footage of Loesser, clips from films with which he was associated, and excerpts from interviews with family members, friends, colleagues, musicologists, etc.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentaries and factual works.
Note
  • Special features: bonus interviews with Matthew Broderick, Jo Sullivan Loesser, Betty Garrett, Stephen Schwartz, Robert Morse, Charles Nelson Reilly, Cy Feuer, Jerry Herman, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Allyn Ann McLerie, Richard Adler, Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., and Allen Arrow; Making of the soundtrack; 50th anniversary of Guys and dolls; Señor Discretion himself : first day of rehearsal; optional audio commentary by Walter J. Gottlieb, Michael Gehman, and Joseph Weiss.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Narrated by Jerry Whiddon.
  • Archival footage: Frank Loesser.
  • Interviews include: John Loesser, Cy Feuer, Emily Loesser, Betty Garrett, Abba Bogin, Susan Loesser, Jo Sullivan Loesser, Stephen Schwartz, Geoffrey Block, Maury Yeston, Allyn Ann McLerie, Beverlee Bozeman, Margaret Whiting, Isabel Bigley, James Burrows, Mark Hollmann, Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., Jerry Herman, Arthur Rubin, Robert Wright, Richard Adler, Charles Nelson Reilly, Robert Morse, Matthew Broderick, etc.
Event (note)
  • Produced in 2006, in cooperation with Jo Sullivan Loesser and Frank Loesser Enterprises.
Call Number
NCOX 2461
OCLC
879486162
Title
Heart & soul : the life and music of Frank Loesser [videorecording] / Written, produced and directed by Walter J. Gottlieb ; in cooperation with Jo Sullivan Loesser and Frank Loesser Enterprises.
Imprint
[Silver Spring, MD] : Final Cut Productions, c 2006.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Narrated by Jerry Whiddon.
Archival footage: Frank Loesser.
Interviews include: John Loesser, Cy Feuer, Emily Loesser, Betty Garrett, Abba Bogin, Susan Loesser, Jo Sullivan Loesser, Stephen Schwartz, Geoffrey Block, Maury Yeston, Allyn Ann McLerie, Beverlee Bozeman, Margaret Whiting, Isabel Bigley, James Burrows, Mark Hollmann, Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., Jerry Herman, Arthur Rubin, Robert Wright, Richard Adler, Charles Nelson Reilly, Robert Morse, Matthew Broderick, etc.
Event
Produced in 2006, in cooperation with Jo Sullivan Loesser and Frank Loesser Enterprises.
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Added Author
Gottlieb, Walter J, producer.
Gottlieb, Walter J, director.
Sullivan, Jo.
Sullivan, Jo, interviewee.
Whiddon, Jerry, narrator.
Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969.
Loesser, John, interviewee.
Feuer, Cy, interviewee.
Loesser, Emily, interviewee.
Garrett, Betty, 1919-2011, interviewee.
Bogin, Abba, 1925-2011, interviewee.
Loesser, Susan, interviewee.
Schwartz, Stephen, interviewee.
Block, Geoffrey Holden, 1948- interviewee.
Yeston, Maury, interviewee.
McLerie, Allyn Ann, 1926-2018, interviewee.
Bozeman, Beverlee, interviewee.
Whiting, Margaret, interviewee.
Bigley, Isabel, interviewee.
Burrows, James, 1940- interviewee.
Hollmann, Mark, 1963- interviewee.
Goldwyn, Samuel, Jr., 1926-2015, interviewee.
Herman, Jerry, 1931-2019, interviewee.
Rubin, Arthur, interviewee.
Wright, Robert, 1914-2005, interviewee.
Adler, Richard, 1921-2012, interviewee.
Reilly, Charles Nelson, interviewee.
Morse, Robert, 1931-2022, interviewee.
Broderick, Matthew, 1962- interviewee.
Frank Loesser Enterprises.
Research Call Number
NCOX 2461
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