On this day in history, June 9, 1891, celebrated composer Cole Porter is born in Indiana
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On this day in history, June 9, 1891, American composer Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana — and went on to great success as a writer of songs and lyrics for celebrated Broadway shows.
Porter’s noteworthy success arrived in 1928, when he wrote the score for a musical comedy, "Paris" — one of the musical’s songs, "Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love," became a huge hit. In 1936, the movie musical "Born to Dance" featured "I've Got You Under My Skin" and Jimmy Stewart singing "Easy To Love." Cole Porter received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007. Erica Lamberg is a contributing writer for Fox News Digital.
At the age of 6, Porter started playing both the violin and piano — and became quite good at both instruments, says the same source.
By age 10, the young prodigy was already composing songs.