Frederick Loewe was a German-born composer who created some of Broadway's most beloved musical theater scores in collaboration with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner. Born in Berlin in 1901 to Viennese parents, he was a skilled pianist who emigrated to the United States before finding success on Broadway in the late 1940s. His partnership with Lerner produced enduring masterworks including Brigadoon, which featured "Almost Like Being in Love"; My Fair Lady, whose score included "On the Street Where You Live" and "I Could Have Danced All Night"; the film Gigi, with "Thank Heaven for Little Girls"; and Camelot. These songs became standards in the Great American Songbook, frequently performed in both theatrical and jazz contexts. Loewe's melodic sophistication and romantic sensibility, combined with Lerner's literate lyrics, elevated the Broadway musical. He died in Palm Springs in 1988.
