Cole Porter Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1949, he was awarded the Tony Award for Best Composer
• In 1970, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
• In 1913, he earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University
• Attended Harvard University's School of Music and Law School
• Studying piano since the age of eight, he started composing songs by the time he was ten years old
• Is best known for his work composing Broadway musicals, including "Anything Goes," "Can-Can" and "Kiss Me, Kate․"
• Served with the French Foreign Legion during World War I