Cole Porter

Cole Porter
ISBN-10
0679727922
ISBN-13
9780679727927
Series
Cole Porter
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
459
Language
English
Published
2000-12-01
Publisher
Vintage
Author
William McBrien

Description

A glimpse into Porter's complex life examines his homosexual affairs, his twenty-plus-year marriage to Linda Lee Thomas, and his Broadway and Hollywood successes from "Anything Goes" to "Kiss Me, Kate."

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