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Thomas and Cole Porter met on January 30, 1918, at the wedding of Henry Potter Russell to heiress Ethel Borden Harriman, daughter of railroad and investment banking tycoon J. Borden Harriman and his wife, née Florence "Daisy" Hurst, at the Hôtel Ritz Paris.
Ironically, Hayden notes that Porter’s most fulfilled love relationship appears to have been with wife Linda. According to Hayden, she turned a blind eye to her husband’s sexual adventurism.
Love, Linda: The Life Of Mrs. Cole Porter is a theatrical and musical adventure about the life of Linda Lee Thomas, the socialite wife of composer Cole Porter, with a Book by Stevie Holland with Gary William Friedman, Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter, and Arrangements and Additional Music by Gary William Friedman.
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- Tributes and Legacy
- Notable Songs
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Early years
Porter was born in Peru, Indiana, the only surviving child of a wealthy family.[n 1] His father, Samuel Fenwick Porter, was a druggist by trade.[n 2] His mother, Kate, was the indulged daughter of James Omar "J. O." Cole, "the richest man in Indiana", a coal and timber speculator who dominated the family.[n 3] J. O. Cole built the couple a house on his Peru-area property, known as Westleigh Farms.After high school, Porter returned to his childhood home only for occasional visits. Porter's str...
Paris and marriage
In 1917, when the United States entered World War I, Porter moved to Paris to work with the Duryea Relief organization.[n 4] Some writers have been skeptical about Porter's claim to have served in the French Foreign Legion, but the Legion lists Porter as one of its soldiers and displays his portrait at its museum in Aubagne. By some accounts, he served in North Africa and was transferred to the French Officers School at Fontainebleau, teaching gunnery to American soldiers. An obituary notice...
Broadway and West End success
At the age of 36, Porter reintroduced himself to Broadway in 1928 with the musical Paris, his first hit. It was commissioned by E. Ray Goetz at the instigation of Goetz's wife and the show's star, Irène Bordoni. She had wanted Rodgers and Hart to write the songs, but they were unavailable, and Porter's agent persuaded Goetz to hire Porter instead. In August 1928, Porter's work on the show was interrupted by the death of his father. He hurried back to Indiana to comfort his mother before retur...
Many artists have recorded Porter songs, and dozens have released entire albums of his songs. In 1956, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald released Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook. In 1972, she released another collection, Ella Loves Cole. Among the many album collections of Porter songs are the following: Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porte...
Shows listed are stage musicals unless otherwise noted. Where the show was later made into a film, the year refers to the stage version. A complete list of Porter's works is in the Library of Congress (see also the Cole Porter Collection).[n 17]
Sources
1. Algeo, Matthew (2011). Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781569767078. 2. Citron, Stephen (2005). Noel & Cole: the Sophisticates. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0634093029. 3. Coward, Noël (1982). Graham Payn; Sheridan Morley (eds.). The Noël Coward Diaries (1941–1969). London: Methuen. ISBN 0-297-78142-1. 4. Kimball, Robert, ed. (1984). The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter. New York: Vintage Books...
Further reading
1. Greher, Gena R. "Night & Day: Cole Porter, hip hop, their shared sensibilities and their teachable moments." College Music Symposium. Vol. 49. 2009. online 2. Hill, Edwin. "Making claims on echoes: Dranem, Cole Porter and the biguine between the Antilles, France and the US." Popular Music33.3 (2014): 492–508. 3. McAuliffe, Mary. When Paris Sizzled: The 1920s Paris of Hemingway, Chanel, Cocteau, Cole Porter, Josephine Baker, and Their Friends (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016). ISBN 1442253320 [p...
Works by or about Cole Porter at Internet ArchiveCole Porter at CurlieCole Porter discography at DiscogsCole Porter at the Internet Broadway DatabaseApr 2, 2014 · In 1919, he married Linda Lee Thomas, a widowed socialite. Porter's life with Thomas featured travel around Europe. The two set up a home in Paris, and later rented the Palazzo Rezzonico in...
Kate Cole married Samuel Porter in 1884 and had two children, Louis and Rachel, who both died in infancy. Porter's grandfather, J.G. Cole, was a multi-millionaire who made his fortune in the coal and western timber business. His mother introduced him to the violin and the piano.
Jul 11, 2022 · Cole Porter’s wife, Linda, was never a singer or any kind of performer, but she becomes one in the one-person musical “Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter,” which has its Sarasota...
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