COLE PORTER IN 250 WORDS (ish)
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So pull up a chair and find out everything you need to know about Cole Porter. But don't get too comfy, it is only 250 words (ish).
Cole Porter in 250 words (ish)
Cole Porter was born in 1891 and died in 1964. He was an American songwriter and composer. As a child he was classically trained in the violin and piano. He was drawn to musical theatre and Broadway and started to become successful in the 1920’s. Some of his musicals include ‘Anything Goes, ‘Silk Stocking’ and ‘Can-Can’. Many of his songs have become standards in the music industry.
Porters first Broadway success was with the musical ‘Paris’ released in 1928, the song ‘Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love’ was one of the most popular songs from the musical and has been covered by many artists since. It has been used in films like ‘Midnight in Paris’ (2011) and ‘Tank Girl’ (1995).
The Musical ‘Anything Goes’ is an all-time favourite and has been revived many times in the West End and Broadway. Its most recent tour was in Australia in 2015. It has been turned into two films and has won awards for its many reruns. The song ‘Anything Goes’ is one of the most popular from the musical, it has been covered by Artists including Paul Whiteman in 1934 and on Fox’s TV show ‘Glee’. The song was translated into Mandarin for the film ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’.
Porter composed for films during the mid 1930’s including ‘Born to Dance’ (1936) and ‘Paree, Paree’ (1935) and ‘You’ll Never Get Rich’ (1941). In 1937 Porter was injured while riding and was in hospital for seven months. After his accident Porter did go back to work and released ‘You Never Know’ in 1938. Which ran for 78 performances. ‘Panama Hattie’ released in New York, 1940, and had 501 performances. ‘Let’s Face It’ was released in 1941 and was his longest running musical with a total of 547 performances.
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