King Cole
The not so merry soul of Cole Porter.
Porter gave his lame legs names: Josephine and Geraldine, "a hellion, a bitch, a psychopath." His apartment pillow advised, in French, "Don't Explain—Don't Complain."
July 12, 2004
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