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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.
Cole Porter, Linda Lee Thomas, Bernard Berenson, and Howard Sturges in gondola, 1923. Linda died from emphysema in 1954, aged 70, in the couple's apartment in the Waldorf Towers. She left an estate of over $1.5 million (over $17 million today) in which Cole inherited a lifetime interest. Her jewelry collection included pieces by Paul Flato. [5]
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" "Strolling" "The Lovely Heroine" "I'm the Villain" "Twilight" "Llewellyn" "That ...
De-Lovely is a 2004 American musical biopic directed by Irwin Winkler and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.The screenplay by Jay Cocks is based on the life and career of Cole Porter, from his first meeting with his wife, Linda Lee Thomas, until his death.
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.
The pals always came back to Tony’s “Cole Porter Medley,” from 1975, as the gold standard of American song and the model for a next collaboration. “Gaga liked that idea, and thought they ...
"Begin the Beguine" is a popular song written by Cole Porter. Porter composed the song during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard the Cunard ocean liner Franconia from Kalabahi, Indonesia, to Fiji. [4] In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee, produced at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. [5]
Bob Dylan has recorded a cover of Cole Porte’s “Don’t Fence Me In” for the end title credits to the upcoming biopic Reagan, in which Dennis Quad portrays the former actor and U.S ...