Editing Frank Loesser (section)

==Later life and death==
From 1965 until 1968, Loesser was composing the book, music and lyrics for ''[[Señor Discretion Himself]]'', a musical version of a [[Budd Schulberg]] short story. A version was presented in 1985 at the New York Musical Theatre Works. With the support of his widow Jo Loesser, a completed version was presented at the [[Arena Stage]], Washington, D.C., in 2004, reworked by the group [[Culture Clash (performance troupe)|Culture Clash]] and director [[Charles Randolph-Wright]].<ref>Riis, Thomas Laurence. ''Frank Loesser'' (2008), Yale University Press, {{ISBN|0-300-11051-0}}, p,219-223</ref>

When he was asked why he did not write more shows, Loesser responded that "I don't write slowly. It's just that I throw out fast." ''[[The New York Times]]'' confirmed his hard working habits and wrote that Loesser "was consumed by nervous energy and as a result slept only four hours a night, spending the rest of the time working."<ref name="Garraty 1988 385"/>

Loesser, a heavy cigarette smoker, died on July 28, 1969, of lung cancer at age 59 at [[Mount Sinai Hospital (Manhattan)|the Mount Sinai Hospital]] in Manhattan's [[East Harlem]] neighborhood.<ref>Krebs, Alvin, "Frank Loesser, Composer, Dead," ''The New York Times'', July 29, 1969, p. 1</ref>