Cole Porter A Biography

"As the biographer of a famous wit, prankster and social butterfly, and of a supreme master of light verse, William McBrien, a professor of English at Hofstra University, is disappointingly plodding. The writer and his subject don't seem like kindred spirits at all, more like inhabitants of different planets. Nonetheless, McBrien's achievement is substantial. No previous biography of Cole Porter has been so painstakingly researched, and this one may well survive as the definitive account of his life, at least for the wealth of information it provides."McBrien, William is the author of 'Cole Porter A Biography' with ISBN 9780679727927 and ISBN 0679727922.