Autographs of Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in Hollywood films.
Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, Porter defied his grandfather's wishes for him to practice law and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn to musical theatre. After a slow start, he began to achieve success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s he was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway musical stage. Unlike many successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote the lyrics as well as the music for his songs.
After a serious horseback riding accident in 1937, Porter was left disabled and in constant pain, but he continued to work. His shows of the early 1940s did not contain the lasting hits of his best work of the 1920s and 1930s, but in 1948 he made a triumphant comeback with his most successful musical, Kiss Me, Kate. It won the first Tony Award for Best Musical.
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Traded items with a signature of Cole Porter
The most expensive item with a signature of Cole Porter (* RARE COLE PORTER Hand Signed Letter Typed Genuine WALDORF - ASTORIA) was sold in June 2025 for £341.82 while the cheapest item (Ex Condition CD Album Harry Connick Jr True Love Cole Porter + Hand Signed Cover) found a new owner for £0.49 in January 2023. The month with the most items sold (5) was December 2019 with an average selling price of £6.50 for an autographed item of Cole Porter. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2019 with £264.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.49 was January 2022. In average, an autographed item from Cole Porter is worth £17.70.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Cole Porter were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | * RARE COLE PORTER Hand Signed Letter Typed Genuine WALDORF - ASTORIA | £341.82 |  |
| Alice Faye, Sammy Cahn + 28 Signed 1991 Cole Porter Flyer Mounted on Card | £56.05 | |
| Let's Misbehave: The Cole Porter Songbook- Signed Cover | £22.20 | |
| Prêt a Porter: Cole Porter's French Connections by Colleen Mchugh CD 2012 SIGNED | £22.27 | |
| SARAH FOX [Opera Singer] RARE HAND SIGNED CD - COLE PORTER HOLLYWOOD JOHN WILSON | £9.70 | |
| SARAH FOX [Opera Singer] RARE HAND SIGNED CD - COLE PORTER HOLLYWOOD JOHN WILSON | £9.70 | |
| SARAH FOX [Opera Singer] RARE HAND SIGNED CD - COLE PORTER HOLLYWOOD JOHN WILSON | £17.70 | |
| SARAH FOX [Opera Singer] RARE HAND SIGNED CD - COLE PORTER HOLLYWOOD JOHN WILSON | £17.70 | |
| US LP YANK LAWSON & BOB HAGGART/PLAYS COLE PORTER (signed by RALPH SUTTON) | £62.85 | |
| US LP YANK LAWSON & BOB HAGGART/PLAYS COLE PORTER (signed by RALPH SUTTON) | £62.43 | |
| US LP YANK LAWSON & BOB HAGGART/PLAYS COLE PORTER (signed by RALPH SUTTON) | £62.83 | |
| US LP YANK LAWSON & BOB HAGGART/PLAYS COLE PORTER (signed by RALPH SUTTON) | £62.58 | |
 | Wilbur De Paris - PLAYS COLE PORTER Atlantic 1288 LP Mono Orig 1958 Autographed | £52.91 | |
| Wilbur De Paris - PLAYS COLE PORTER Atlantic 1288 LP Mono Orig 1958 Autographed | £54.31 | |
| Wilbur De Paris Plays Cole Porter Autographed Cover Lp - Atlantic Records 1958 | £44.83 | |
