Frank Pooler
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Frank Mairich Pooler (March 29, 1926 - January 19, 2013) was an American choirmaster and Director of Choral Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Richard and Karen Carpenter were members of the choir, and Pooler is credited with helping the brother and sister develop their signature sound as the 1970s duo, The Carpenters. Richard Carpenter later composed the music to "Merry Christmas Darling," a lyric Pooler had written when he was 18. It became one of the Carpenter's most popular songs.