A talented composer and songwriter, Cole Porter handled both music and lyrics with ease, and conquered Broadway and Hollywood with his witty songs. His work includes "Night and Day" and "I've Got You Under My Skin." However, his life was marred by a riding accident that left him unable to walk. He died in California in , having written more than songs.
Early Life
Cole Porter was born on June 9, , in Peru, Indiana. His mother gave him the middle name Albert later in his life. With a wealthy grandfather, James Omar Cole, Porter had a comfortable childhood, during which he studied the violin and piano. He preferred the piano, and was soon practicing for two hours every day. At age 11, he wrote a song that his mother helped him publish.
While an undergrad at Yale University, Porter wrote the fight song "Bulldog," as well as other pieces for student productions; his output during these years totaled approximately songs. As his grandfather didn't want him to have a career in music, Porter was dispatched to Harvard's law school. However, he soon switched to studying music (though his grandfather was told he con
William McBrien
Cole Porter
Vintage
Charles Schwartz
Cole Porter: A Biography
Da Capo Press
Robert Kimball, Brendan Gill
Cole: A Biographical Essay
Overlook Press
Cary Grant, Alexis Smith
Night and Day
Warner Home Video
DVD
Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel
Kiss Me Kate ()
DVD
Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse
Silk Stockings ()
DVD
Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin McNally
De-Lovely
MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD
Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Zizi Jeanmaire, Mitzi Gaynor, Phil Harris
Anything Goes
Paramount
DVD
Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Juliet Prowse
Can-Can
20th Century Fox
DVD
Eleanor Powell, James Stewart
Born to Dance ()
VHS
Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tony Martin
Easy to Love
MGM (Video & DVD)
VHS
Andrews Sisters, Jack Benny, Joe E. Brown, Eddie Cantor, Kitty Carlisle, Jack Carson, Dane Clark, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Faye Emerson, John Garfield, Sydney Greenstreet, Alan Hale, Paul Henreid, Robert Hutton
Hollywood Canteen
MGM (Warner)
VHS Includes "Don't Fe
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, – October 15, ) was an Americancomposer and songwriter from Indiana. His works include the musical comedies Kiss Me, Kate () (based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew), Fifty Million Frenchmen and Anything Goes, as well as songs like "Night and Day," "I Get a Kick Out of You," and "I've Got You Under My Skin." He was noted for his sophisticated (sometimes ribald) lyrics, clever rhymes, and complex forms. He was one of the greatest half-dozen contributors to the Great American Songbook.
Cole Porters' songs and thoughts are about the many aspects of love, romantic or true. They strike a universal chord in each and every one of us. His was a life of an entertainer, trying to please the greatest number of people possible at one time.
Even with the almost insurmountable odds stacked against him, the original mind of an artist like Porter was able to remind us of the reality of love in its many forms.
Biography
Early years
Porter was born in Peru, Indiana, to a wealthy Protestant background;[1] His maternal grandfather, James Omar "J.O." Cole, was a coal and timber speculator who dominate
Cole Porter's name derives from the surnames of his parents, Kate Cole and Sam Porter. Kate's father, James Omar (known as J. O.), was an influential man both in the community and in Cole's early life. J.O. started from humble beginnings as son of a shoemaker, but his business savvy and strong work ethic made him the richest man in Indiana. Despite J.O.'s obsessive drive for making money, he took time off to marry Rachel Henton, who had several children with him.
Kate Cole was born in , and was spoiled during her youth as she was throughout her life. Kate always had the best clothes, the best education, and the best training in dancing and music. Kate's father expected to marry her off to a man with a strong business background, a strong personality, and the potential for a good career. As it is for many filial presumptions and expectations, Kate married someone who was quite the opposite -- a shy druggist from their small town of Peru, Indiana.
The couple married without the full consent of J.O., but he financially supported their wedding and subsidized the couple. As one of the richest men in Indiana, he thought his daughter should be seen doing and wearing the right things
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