Transcript Cole Porter - Nueva Arts

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COLE PORTER
Composer/Singer
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Birth
 Porter
 His
was born on June 9, 1891, in Peru, Indiana
mother change his birth year to 1893 to make
him seem more intelligent at a young age.
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Childhood
 He
grew up wealthy. (Grandson of J.O. Cole, the
richest man in Indiana)
 He
learned the violin at age 6.
 He
learned the piano at age 8.
 He
wrote his first operetta at age 10.
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Impacts on His Life
 Porter’s
mom died in 1952.
 His
wife Linda died in 1954.
 His
leg was amputated in 1958.
 In
his late years he turned to alcohol and sank into
a deep depression.
 He
died on October 15, 1964, in Santa Monica, CA.
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His Introduction to Theater
 He
first had an interest in theater when he joined the
glee club as a freshman at Yale university, where he
later became Glee club president as a senior.
 His
musical talent as a child also pushed him in the
theatrical direction.
 In
20’s wrote controversial songs about relationships
and sexual innuendoes.
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/30/160319897/coleporter-scores-an-interracial-couples-highs-and-lows
+"Cole Porter was the sexiest songwriter. And
his songs are infused with this sexual
passion and longing that no other great
songwriter captured, which is one reason
he's very close to my heart. It's like having a
new love affair all over again to sing a Cole
Porter song.”
Singer Susannah McCorkle
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“Night and Day”
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Night and day, you are the one
Only you 'neath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
It's no matter, darling, where you are
I think of you day and night
Night and day, why is it so
That this longin' for you follows wherever I go ?
In the roarin' traffic's boom
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you day and night
Night and day, under the hide of me
There's an oh, such a hungry yearnin' burnin' inside of me
And its torment won't be through
Till you let me spend my life makin' love to you
Day and night, night and day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEM_63_P0CY
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Night and Day [the movie]
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In 1945, he lent his permission to the movie Night and Day,
allegedly about the life of Cole Porter which had very little
relationship to the his actual. The movie purposely left out
important parts of life, like his overly pampered and
controlled youth, his gay life, his sexless marriage of
convenience, his 'business' marriage, and furthered the
fantastic tall tales that Cole spread about himself. For
instance, although he had never served in the French Army,
the movie faithfully "showed" his exploits and his fake war
injuries. Cole reportedly enjoyed the movie's wildly fictional
account, and he had the privilege of seeing movie superstar
Cary Grant play a well-hyped heroic (and straight) version of
himself
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Claims to Fame/ Productions
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Musicals:
Anything Goes
Silk Stockings
Can-Can
Paris (His first major hit)
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Claims to Fame
(Part II)
 Movies:
Born to Dance
Rosalie
High Society
Les Girls
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Claims to Fame
Songs
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Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall In Love (1928)
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I’ve got you under my skin (1936)
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Love For Sale (1930)
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I get a kick out of you (1940)
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Night and Day (1932)
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I love Paris (1940)
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You’re The Top (1934)
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Don’t Fence Me In (1934)
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I Concentrate On You (1935)
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Begin The Beguine (1935)
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It’s De-Lovely (1936)
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Impact on the World of Theatre
 Porter
introduced new styles of composing and
lyrics to the theatre world through his life
experiences.
 During
the Great Depression he kept Broadway
booming.
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Who influenced him?
 His
mother is who most people say was his biggest
influence.
 She
pushed him into music at such a young age
and helped him write his first operetta.
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Education / Training
 Yale, Harvard, Harvard
Law, Worcester Academy
 Became
a part of the Yale Whiffenpoofs, which gave
him more musical training
 Schola
music.
Cantorum de Paris – Classically trained in
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Awards
 Tony
award for best musical: Kiss Me Kate
 Tony
award for best composer and lyricist for Kiss Me Kate
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Interesting Facts
 He
was dorm mates with the future U.S. secretary of
state, Dean Acheson
 Hosted
 He
elaborate parties in Paris and Venice
was a cheerleader at Yale
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Work Cited
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IMDB: Cole Porter
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Pictures: njcattlecall.wordpress.com;
www.concordplayers.org
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