Linda Lee Thomas (November 17, 1883 – May 20, 1954) was an American socialite and the wife of musical theatre composer Cole Porter. She was born Linda Belle Lee to the prominent Lee …

Kate Cole married Samuel Porter in 1884 and had two children, Louis and Rachel, who both died in infancy. Porter’s grandfather, J.G. Cole, was a multi-millionaire who made his fortune in the …

Kate Cole married Samuel Porter in 1884 and had two children, Louis and Rachel, who both died in infancy. Porter's grandfather, J.G. Cole, was a multi-millionaire who made his fortune in the …

Despite J.O.'s obsessive drive for making money, he took time off to marry Rachel Henton, who had several children with him. Kate Cole was born in 1862, and was spoiled during her youth …

Far from being the demure debutante who roomed with Porter's cousin, Linda Lee, 8 to 14 years Porter's senior (accounts differ), was a wealthy divorcée. And while it was true that Linda and...

Apr 2, 2014 · Porter was actually participating in an active Parisian social life. In 1919, he married Linda Lee Thomas, a widowed socialite. Porter's life with Thomas featured travel around Europe.

Love, Linda: The Life Of Mrs. Cole Porter is a theatrical and musical adventure about the life of Linda Lee Thomas, the socialite wife of composer Cole Porter, with a Book by Stevie Holland …

Marriage to Porter. Thomas and Cole Porter met on January 30, 1918, at the wedding of railroad heiress Ethel Harriman and Henry Potter Russell at the Hôtel Ritz Paris. Linda and Cole were …

Also in 1919 he married the wealthy socialite (someone who keeps company with well-respected people) Linda Lee Thomas. The Porters began a lifetime of traveling on a grand scale and …

Jul 8, 2017 · “They were married for all of Cole Porter’s creative life. She did not have much of a public persona partly because she was a woman and because Cole Porter was such a big …