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Porter, Cole (1891-1964)

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Porter, Cole (1891-1964) Cole Porter was one of the most important creators of musicals from the 1920s to the 1950s. He was one of those rare Broadway composers who wrote both lyrics and music. His im... Read more

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Cole Albert Porter

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American composer Cole Albert Porter (1891-1964) wrote songs (both words and music) for over 30 stage and film musicals. His best work set standards of sophistication and wit seldom matched in the pop... Read more

Cole Porter

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Even though, with the exception of Kiss Me, Kate (1948) and Anything Goes (1934), few of Cole Porter's shows are now revived, the best of his songs live on. The Porter style--the impudence, the wit, t... Read more