{"product_id":"9780300219272","title":"The Letters of Cole Porter","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Porter, Cole, Eisen, Cliff, McHugh, Dominic, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 08\/10\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 672 pages, 32 col. illus.,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e Published By: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYale University Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Autobiography: arts \u0026amp; entertainment, Letters\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780300219272\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eThe first comprehensive collection of the letters of one of the most successful American songwriters of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Anything Goes to Kiss Me, Kate, Cole Porter left a lasting legacy of iconic songs including \"You're the Top,\" \"Love For Sale,\" and \"Night and Day.\" Yet, alongside his professional success, Porter led an eclectic personal life which featured exuberant parties, scandalous affairs, and chronic health problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis extensive collection of letters (most of which are published here for the first time) dates from the first decade of the twentieth century to the early 1960s and features correspondence with stars such as Irving Berlin, Ethel Merman, and Orson Welles, as well as his friends and lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCliff Eisen and Dominic McHugh complement these letters with lively commentaries that draw together the loose threads of Porter's life and highlight the distinctions between Porter's public and private existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book reveals surprising insights into his attitudes toward Hollywood and Broadway, and toward money, love, and dazzling success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022813003929,"sku":"9780300219272","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780300219272_f996930e-ae15-4092-89c5-278719625eb4.jpg?v=1601404019","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780300219272","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}