Plot: Cole Porter was the most gifted of a richly talented generation of composers who transformed popular music in the 1920s and 30s. It had started the century, for the most part, bland, patronising and trite, the gauche, poor relation of classical music
Cast
Leonard BernsteinSelf (archive footage)Leonard Bernstein would be no older than 72 in 20th Century Greats - Season 1 - Cole Porter (Episode 2).
Birthday: Sun, Aug 25 1918
Sun, Oct 14 1990
Sun, Oct 14 1990
Howard GoodallPresenterHoward Goodall was 46 in 20th Century Greats - Season 1 - Cole Porter (Episode 2).
Birthday: Mon, May 26 1958
George HarrisonSelf (archive footage)George Harrison would be no older than 58 in 20th Century Greats - Season 1 - Cole Porter (Episode 2).
Birthday: Thu, Feb 25 1943
Thu, Nov 29 2001
Thu, Nov 29 2001
Bernard HerrmannSelf (archive footage)Bernard Herrmann would be no older than 64 in 20th Century Greats - Season 1 - Cole Porter (Episode 2).
Birthday: Thu, Jun 29 1911
Wed, Dec 24 1975
Wed, Dec 24 1975
John LennonSelf (archive footage)John Lennon would be no older than 40 in 20th Century Greats - Season 1 - Cole Porter (Episode 2).
Birthday: Wed, Oct 09 1940
Mon, Dec 08 1980
Mon, Dec 08 1980
Paul McCartneySelf (archive footage)Paul McCartney was 62 in 20th Century Greats - Season 1 - Cole Porter (Episode 2).
Birthday: Thu, Jun 18 1942
Cole PorterSelf (archive footage)Cole Porter would be no older than 73 in 20th Century Greats - Season 1 - Cole Porter (Episode 2).
Birthday: Tue, Jun 09 1891
Thu, Oct 15 1964
Thu, Oct 15 1964
Ringo StarrSelf (archive footage)Ringo Starr was 64 in 20th Century Greats - Season 1 - Cole Porter (Episode 2).
Birthday: Sun, Jul 07 1940