cole albert porter (june 9, 1891 – october 15, 1964) was an american composer and songwriter. he wrote musical comedies like "kiss me, kate," "fifty million frenchmen", "dubarry was a lady" and "anything goes". he also wrote songs like "night and day," "i get a kick out of you," "well, did you evah!" and "i've got you under my skin." he was well known for his clever lyrics and rhymes. he wrote a lot of songs that are in the great american songbook.