Bill rather and cole porter biography

Bill Firstenberger and Gail Martin continue their pursuit of Indiana writers. The incomparable Cole Porter's songs were the essence of wit and sophistication.

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Famously wealthy, his life was marked by tragedy, courage, sorrow and secrecy. They talk about the words and music of Cole Porter, a native Hoosier, his young life in Peru, Indiana, his family and his huge success during Dinner and a book is supported by the Rex and Alice, A. Martin Foundation of Elkhart, celebrating the spirit of Alice Martin and her love of good food and good friends.

But, you know, you have me on with some regularity because we're talking about hoosier writers. And what I discovered, too, were these this life in which he hey, there was a lot of that in his life wasn't there. Of a lot of popping of corks and cocktails and, you know, we found we learned a lot about him that maybe he didn't know before.

That's that's really one of the most important things to to recognize and think about is that he came from a family of means and that also his grandfather, who I think was the initiator of most of that wealth, didn't always approve of everything that Cole wanted to do with his music career and his personal life. And it was probably good for him to keep him in the dark because he did have kind of a dark life.

We're so glad you're here for the opening of Anything Goes, which I think was one of his most popular.