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In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking. Now, Heaven knows, anything goes. The world has gone mad today, and good's bad today, and black's white today, and day's night today.

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Cole Porter
Age: 73 †
Born: 1891
Born: June 9
Died: 1964
Died: October 15
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Cole Albert Porter
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