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Cole Porter. Porter in the 1930s. 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 . Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, Porter defied his grandfather's ...
Cole Porter [Defiant Sound] by Cole Porter. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
A partially complete list of songs by Cole Porter. [1] Songs written at Yale University: “Antoinette Birby”. “Bingo Eli Yale”. “Bull Dog”. Cora (1911 college musical) And the Villain Still Pursued Her (1912 college musical) "We are the Chorus of the Show".
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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. Porter was the grandson of a millionaire speculator, and the moderately affluent ...
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Jan 13, 2020 · Certainly, Porter’s ghost could not ask for better care than he has been given in “The Letters of Cole Porter” (Yale), edited by Cliff Eisen, a professor of music history at King’s College ...
Jun 11, 2018 · Cole Albert Porter. American composer Cole Albert Porter (1891-1964) wrote songs (both words and music) for over 30 stage and film musicals. His best work set standards of sophistication and wit seldom matched in the popular musical theater. Cole Porter was born in Peru, Ind., on June 9, 1891, the son of a pharmacist.
Mar 21, 2022 · “It is surely one of the ironies of the musical theatre that despite the abundance of Jewish composers, the one who has written the most enduring ‘Jewish’ music should be an Episcopalian millionaire who was born on a farm in Peru, Indiana,” the Jewish composer Richard Rodgers wrote in his autobiography, about fellow composer and lyricist Cole Porter.
