Montville U: Fred Miller Lectures in Song - Cole Porter

The story of the rich Indiana farmboy turned international sophisticate. A musical F. Scott Fitzgerald, he found his unique niche as in-house diarist for his own Cafe Society world. During his years abroad, expatriate socialite Porter had no economic incentive to take on the headaches of Broadway. However, once back from Europe and eager to work, he quickly emerged as one of the great song craftsmen of his era, producing such beguiling standards as “Let´s Do It,” “You Do Something To Me,” “Night and Day,” “Anything Goes,” “You´re The Top, ” “De-Lovely,” “Every Time We Say Goodbye,” “Begin the Beguine,” “Love For Sale,” “So In Love.” 

Porter´s life was a lively canvas of broad contrasts: unlimited privilege, wealth, glamor, talent, celebrity, a life one friend wryly described as lived “beyond good and evil.” This charmed youthful existence stands in stark contrast to the latter part of his life cruelly marred by a freak riding accident that left him permanently crippled. Fortunately, his creativity prevailed over constant pain, and his later years were some of his most productive. 

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