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Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in Hollywood films .
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October 15, 1964. (1964-10-15) (aged 73) Santa Monica, California, U.S. Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. He wrote musical comedies like Kiss Me, Kate, Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady and Anything Goes.
Apr 2, 2024 · Cole Porter (born June 9, 1891, Peru, Indiana, U.S.—died October 15, 1964, Santa Monica, California) was an American composer and lyricist who brought a worldly élan to the American musical and who embodied in his life the sophistication of his songs.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Cole Porter was a gifted composer and lyricist who created witty songs for Broadway shows and films. He wrote "Night and Day" and "I've Got You Under My Skin" among others. He also faced a serious accident that left him unable to walk and died in 1964.
Learn about the life and career of Cole Porter, a famous American composer and lyricist of musicals and songs. Find out about his early years, his marriage, his injuries, his achievements and his legacy.
- June 9, 1891
- October 15, 1964
Cole left graduate school in 1916 and moved to New York City, where he lived at the Yale Club. His first show, See America First (1916), lasted for only 15 performances, but the audience was full of prominent socialites, and Cole himself quickly became a familiar figure in social circles in New York.
Sep 16, 2005 · Born in Peru, Indiana in 1891, Porter studied music from an early age, and began composing as a teenager. After high school he attended Yale University, where he was voted “most entertaining man.”
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