Cole Porter
Sound
Born: June 9, 1891 · Peru, Indiana, USA
Died: October 15, 1964 (aged 73)
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Biography
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 wishes for him to practice law and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn to musical theatre. After a slow start, he began to achieve success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s, was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway stage. Unlike many successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote both music and lyrics. After a serious horseback riding accident in 1937, Porter was left disabled and in constant pain, but he continued to work. His shows of the early 1940s did not contain the lasting hits of his best work of the 1920s and 1930s, but in 1948 he made a triumphant comeback with his most successful musical, Kiss Me, Kate. It won the first Tony Award for Best Musical. Porter's other musicals include Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady, Anything Goes, Can-Can and Silk Stockings. Hit songs include "Night and Day", "Begin the Beguine", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "Well, Did You Evah!", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love", "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", and "You're the Top". He also composed scores for films from the 1930s through the 1950s, including Born to Dance (1936), which features "You'd Be So Easy to Love"; Rosalie (1937), which features "In the Still of the Night"; High Society (1956), which features "True Love"; and Les Girls (1957), which features "Ça, C'est L'amour".
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Movies (1)
Self / Appearances (6)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
20th Century Greats
Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Public Speaking
Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self (archive footage)
Writing (35)
Silk Stockings
Lyricist
High Society
Lyricist
Can-Can
Lyricist
You'll Never Get Rich
Lyricist
The Pirate
Lyricist
Broadway Melody of 1940
Lyricist
Night and Day
Lyricist
Kiss Me Kate
Lyricist
The Gay Divorcee
Lyricist
At Long Last Love
Lyricist
De-Lovely
Lyricist
Anything Goes
Musical
Anything Goes
Lyricist
Du Barry Was a Lady
Lyricist
Let's Face It
Lyricist
Panama Hattie
Lyricist
Something for the Boys
Lyricist
Anything Goes
Lyricist
Born to Dance
Lyricist
Les Girls
Lyricist
Paree, Paree
Lyricist
Hollywood Canteen
Lyricist
Aladdin
Lyricist
Something to Shout About
Lyricist
Kiss Me, Kate
Lyricist
Anything Goes
Lyricist
Anything Goes
Lyricist
The Battle of Paris
Lyricist
Rosalie
Lyricist
50 Million Frenchmen
Musical
Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter
Lyricist
Kiss Me, Kate
Lyricist
Paris in the Springtime
Lyricist
All Star Melody Masters
Lyricist
Paris
Theatre Play
Other Crew (65)
DuPont Show of the Month
Original Music Composer
Silk Stockings
Original Music Composer
Let's Make Love
Songs
High Society
Original Music Composer
Evil Under the Sun
Music
Can-Can
Music
Can-Can
Songs
Can-Can
Original Music Composer
You'll Never Get Rich
Songs
You'll Never Get Rich
Music
You'll Never Get Rich
Original Music Composer
The Pirate
Songs
The Pirate
Original Music Composer
Broadway Melody of 1940
Songs
Night and Day
Songs
Night and Day
Original Music Composer
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Music
Kiss Me Kate
Songs
Kiss Me Kate
Music
Kiss Me Kate
Original Music Composer
That's Entertainment, Part II
Thanks
The Gay Divorcee
Music
At Long Last Love
Songs
De-Lovely
Songs
Anything Goes
Songs
Anything Goes
Original Music Composer
Du Barry Was a Lady
Songs
Du Barry Was a Lady
Original Music Composer
Let's Face It
Songs
Panama Hattie
Songs
Something for the Boys
Songs
Something for the Boys
Original Music Composer
Anything Goes
Songs
Anything Goes
Original Music Composer
Born to Dance
Songs
Born to Dance
Music
Born to Dance
Original Music Composer
Les Girls
Songs
Les Girls
Original Music Composer
Paree, Paree
Songs
Paree, Paree
Music
Hollywood Canteen
Songs
Kiss Me Kate: BBC Proms
Sound
Kiss Me, Kate
Original Music Composer
Aladdin
Songs
Aladdin
Music Director
Something to Shout About
Songs
Kiss Me, Kate
Songs
Kiss Me, Kate
Music
Anything Goes
Songs
Kiss Me, Kate
Songs
Kiss Me, Kate
Original Music Composer
Anything Goes
Songs
Anything Goes
Original Music Composer
The Battle of Paris
Songs
Rosalie
Original Music Composer
Rosalie
Songs
50 Million Frenchmen
Music
Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter
Songs
Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter
Music
Kiss Me, Kate
Original Music Composer
Paris in the Springtime
Songs
All Star Melody Masters
Songs
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Music
Can-Can / Nightless Castle in Manhattan
Original Music Composer