‘It’s De-Lovely!’: The Life and Work of Cole Porter
This fun-loving and startlingly sanguine songwriter contributed hit after hit to the American Songbook in the early 20th century.
(L –R) Kathryn Grayson, Ann Miller, and Howard Keel starred in the 1953 film version of “Kiss Me Kate.” Cole Porter wrote the music for the 1948 stage musical, which was likely the summit of his career. MGM/MovieStillDb
Once someone asked the famous songwriter Cole Porter who wrote the song “Some Enchanted Evening.” “Rodgers and Hammerstein,” he sighed. “If you can imagine it taking two men to write one song.”
With Porter, it only took one extraordinary man. In 1998, the New York Times noted:
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Stephen Oles has worked as an inner city school teacher, a writer, actor, singer, and a playwright. His plays have been performed in London, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Long Beach, California. He lives in Seattle and is currently working on his second novel.
