Frederick Loewe Germany
Biography
Frederick Loewe (June 10, 1901 - February 14, 1988) was a Tony Award-winning Austrian-American composer. Loewe was born in Berlin to Viennese parents Edmond and Rosa Loewe. His father Edmond was a noted Jewish operetta star who traveled considerably, to North and South America and throughout much of Europe. Fritz grew up in Berlin and attended a Prussian cadet school from the age of five until he was thirteen. At an early age Loewe learned to play piano by ear and helped his father rehearse.
