- Co-wrote the song "Heart and Soul", one of the most recognizable pop songs in the world.
- He appeared as an actor in one film, the slapstick Red, Hot and Blue (1949), in which, opposite Betty Hutton and Victor Mature, he delivered a most colorful portrayal of a piano-dabbling hoodlum chieftain.
- Won three Tony Awards: in 1951, as Best Composer and Lyricist and his music and lyrics as part of a Best Musical win for "Guys and Dolls;" and in 1962, his music and lyrics as part pf a Best Musical win for "How to Succed in Business Without Really Trying." He also received two other Tony nominations: in 1957, his book, music and lyrics as part of a Best Musical nomination for "The Most Happy Fella;" and in 1962, as Best Composer, also for "How to Succeed...".
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
- Won the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the musical "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying", collaborating with Abe Burrows.
- Father, with Lynn Garland, of son John Loesser and daughter Susan Loesser.
- Father, with Jo Sullivan, of daughter Emily Loesser.
- Was a workaholic who rarely slept more than four hours in a row.
- Never studied music formally.
- His father was a noted German-born teacher of classical piano. His brother Arthur was a renowned concert pianist, musicologist and music critic.
- Abe Burrows and his musical, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," at the Porchlight Music Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2014 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Midsize Musical Production.
- His musical, "Guys and Dolls" at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 1998 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Musical Production.
- Songwriter and composer remembered for his contributions to Broadway and Hollywood, among the dozens of which were 'Guys and Dolls' and 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'.
- His musical, "The Most Happy Fella," the 25th Anniversary Season presented by Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson at the James A. Doolittle Theatre (University of California) in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1991 Drama-Logue Award for Production.
- His musical, "The Most Happy Fella" in the 25th Anniversary Season presented by Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson at the James A. Doolittle Theatre (University of California) in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1991 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Production.
- The musical, "The Most Happy Fella" at the Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2017 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Musical Production.
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