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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 .
Oct 11, 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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Jan 13, 2020 · Books. The Pleasure and Pain of Being Cole Porter. Almost inhumanly prolific, the songwriter produced a new kind of American lyric—and language. By Adam Gopnik. January 13, 2020. The artist’s...
Apr 2, 2014 · A gifted composer and lyricist, Cole Porter created songs like "Night and Day," and the music for Broadway shows such as 'Anything Goes' and 'Kiss Me, Kate.'.
Cole Porter produced a rich and fascinating body of work, characterized by wit and sophistication, with an underlying strain of restless melancholy and loneliness. Won first ever Tony for his score to "Kiss Me, Kate"(1948)
Cole Porter was a prominent American composer and songwriter of his time. Some of his best-known works include, ‘Kiss Me’, ‘DuBarry Was a Lady’, ‘Anything Goes’ and songs like ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’, ‘I Get a Kick out of You’, ‘Well, Did You Evah!’.
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Jun 21, 2016 · The sophisticated rhymes and erudite imagery of Cole Porter’s lyrics made him one of the nation’s preeminent songsmiths. But an overlooked element of Porter’s legacy is the music underlying...
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