Fritz Löhner-Beda, born Bedřich Löwy on June 24, 1883, in Wildenschwert, Bohemia (now Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic), was an Austrian librettist, lyricist, and writer. His family moved to Vienna in 1888 and changed their surname to Löhner in 1896. After completing his Matura exams, Löhner-Beda studied law at the University of Vienna, where he joined the Jewish Kadimah student association. He earned his doctorate and worked as a lawyer from 1908. A passionate football player, he co-founded the Hakoah Vienna sports club in 1909.

In 1910, Löhner-Beda transitioned to a career as an author, writing satires, sketches, poems, and lyrics, and contributing to newspapers under the pen name "Beda." He collaborated with composer Franz Lehár on the operetta Der Sterngucker in 1916. Löhner-Beda served in World War I, emerging as an officer and antimilitarist.

During the 1920s, Löhner-Beda became a prominent librettist and lyricist in Vienna. He collaborated with Lehár, Ludwig Herzer, and Richard Tauber on operettas such as Friederike (1928), Das Land des Lächelns (1929), and Giuditta (1934, with Paul Knepler). With Alfred Grünwald and composer Paul Abraham, he created Viktoria und ihr Husar.

Tragically, Löhner-Beda was murdered in the Auschwitz III Monowitz concentration camp on December 4, 1942. Despite his near obscurity, many of his songs and tunes remain popular today.