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Cole Porter

Date of Death: October 15, 1964 (73)

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BIO

Cole Porter composer and lyricist, created a sophisticated and rich body of work that appeared on both Broadway and the Big Screen. Charming melodies and clever lyrics set Porter aside from other composers. Notable songs include, “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)” for Paris, “Night and Day” for Gay Divorce, “Wunderbar” for Kiss Me, Kate, “All Through the Night,” “I Get A Kick Out Of You,” “Blow Gabriel Blow,” and the title song for Anything Goes. Porter won his first Tony for his Kiss Me, Kate score. He also wrote many famous songs that appeared in films including, “I’ve Got You under My Skin,” “In the Still of the Night,” and “Easy to Love.”


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Productions

Around the World
 
[Broadway, 1946]
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Miss Information
 
[Broadway, 1915]
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Hands Up
 
[Broadway, 1915]
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Writing

Porterphiles
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Unsung Cole
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Porterphiles
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Unsung Cole
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Love, Linda
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Come Fly Away
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Aladdin
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Anything Goes
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Around the World
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Can-Can
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Cole
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Du Barry Was a Lady
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Fifty Million Frenchmen
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Fosse
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Gay Divorce
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The Greenwich Village Follies [1924]
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Happy New Year
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High Society
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Hitchy-Koo [1919]
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Hitchy-Koo of 1922
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Hot and Cole
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Jubilee
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Kiss Me, Kate
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Leave It to Me!
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Let's Face It!
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Mexican Hayride
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The New Yorkers
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Nymph Errant
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O, Mistress Mine
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Once Upon a Time
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Out of This World
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Panama Hattie
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Paranoia
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Paris
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The Pirate
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The Pot of Gold
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Red, Hot and Blue!
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Red, Hot and Cole
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La Revue Des Ambassadeurs
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See America First
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Seven Lively Arts
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Silk Stockings
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Something for the Boys
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Star Dust
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A Swell Party
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Wake Up and Dream
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You Never Know
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Music

Awards and Nominations

Olivier Awards - 1987 - Musical of the Year

Cole PorterKiss Me Kate

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Cole Porter written?

Cole Porter has written 52 shows including Hot and Cole (Composer/Lyricist), Red, Hot and Cole (Composer/Lyricist), The Pirate (Composer/Lyricist), The Pot of Gold (Composer/Lyricist), Paranoia (Composer), See America First (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Hitchy-Koo [1919] (Composer/Lyricist), Hitchy-Koo of 1922 (Composer/Lyricist), The Greenwich Village Follies [1924] (Composer/Lyricist), La Revue Des Ambassadeurs (Composer/Lyricist), Paris (Composer/Lyricist), Fifty Million Frenchmen (Composer), Wake Up and Dream (Composer/Lyricist), The New Yorkers (Composer/Lyricist), Gay Divorce (Composer/Lyricist), Nymph Errant (Composer/Lyricist), Anything Goes (Composer), Jubilee (Composer), Red, Hot and Blue! (Composer/Lyricist), O, Mistress Mine (Composer/Lyricist), You Never Know (Composer/Lyricist), Leave It to Me! (Composer/Lyricist), Du Barry Was A Lady (Composer), Panama Hattie (Composer/Lyricist), Let's Face It! (Composer/Lyricist), Something for the Boys (Composer/Lyricist), Mexican Hayride (Composer/Lyricist), Seven Lively Arts (Composer/Lyricist), Around the World (Composer/Lyricist), Kiss Me, Kate (Composer/Lyricist), Out of this World (Composer/Lyricist), Can-Can (Composer), Silk Stockings (Composer/Lyricist), Aladdin (Composer/Lyricist), Out of this World (Composer), The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes Of Cole Porter (Composer/Lyricist), Once Upon a Time (Composer/Lyricist), Cole (Composer/Lyricist), Unsung Cole (Composer), Happy New Year (Composer/Lyricist), High Society (Composer/Lyricist), Star Dust (Composer/Lyricist), A Swell Party (Composer/Lyricist), Fosse (Lyricist), Porterphiles (Composer), It Just Catches (Music), Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (Composer), Cole Porter's The Pirate (Composer/Lyricist), Love, Linda: The Life Of Mrs. Cole Porter (Composer), Come Fly Away (Composer), Roman Holiday - The Cole Porter Musical (Music & Lyrics), Harry Connick, Jr. - A Celebration of Cole Porter (Composer).

What awards has Cole Porter been nominated for?

Cole Porter has been nominated for the Musical of the Year award at the Olivier Awards for his show "Kiss Me Kate".

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