Topic: Cole PORTER
Birthday of Cole Albert Porter, American composer, lyricist in Peru, Indiana. Songs: Night and Day, I Get a Kick Out of You, So in Love, and more... Cole Porter died of kidney failure at the age of 73 in Santa Monica, California and is interred in Mount Hope Cemetery in his native Peru, Indiana.
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Topic: Cole PORTER
Cole Porter Born: June 9, 1891, Peru Indiana Died:
October 31, 1964, Hollywood California.
Cole Porter was born the grandson of wealthy Indiana entrepreneur J.O. Cole and demonstrated musical talent from an early age. Porter entered Yale in 1913, joined the glee club and composed fight songs, some of which are still sung at Yale today. Porter's attempt to make it through Harvard Law School proved disappointing, and by 1916 he was in New York trying out his first Broadway show, which closed after only 15 performances. Porter would soon follow it with yet more failures.
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Cole Porter, arguably Americas premiere 20th-century songwriter, was
born JUNE in 1891. Feel free to hum along as we honor him with
several selections, including Night and Day.
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