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Songs Of Cole Porter. Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Peru, Indiana. Cole Porter grave site Mt. Hope Cemetery Peru, Indiana. He lived at swellegant addresses in Manhattan, Beverly Hills, and the Berkshires, but the ultrasophisticated Cole Porter (18911964) chose to be buried in his hometown of Peru, Indiana, with an unassuming marker. Porter was the son of a local druggist, and at age 8 was enrolled at the nearby Marion Conservatory of Music. There the boy first studied violin and piano and performed at recitals dressed like Little Lord Fauntleroy in a velvet suit with lace cuffs. Though one of his biographers claims young Porter was no prodigy, he played with a vigor and zest that stole the show. At 10, he composed his first song, Song of the Just One of Those Things is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the 1935 musical Jubilee.