Monty Woolley
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Edgar Montillion "Monty" Woolley was an American film and theater actor. At the age of 50, he achieved a measure of stardom for his role in the 1939 stage play The Man Who Came to Dinner and its 1942
Wooley as Sheridan Whiteside, 1942
Hollywood Walk of Fame, 6542 Hollywood Blvd.
Hand and beard print at Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Cole Porter
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Cole Albert Porter 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 f
Monty Woolley
…and Jessie Woolley (1857–1927), née Arms, and grew up in the highest social circles. Woolley received a bachelor's degree at Yale University, where Cole Porter was a friend and classmate, and master's degrees from Yale and Harvard Universities. He eventually became an assistant professor of English and drama…
Porter in the 1930s
Farmhouse at Westleigh Farms
Porter as a Yale College student
Lady in Blue, 1906 portrait of Linda Lee Thomas by Emil Fuchs