Howard Sturges

Howard Sturges (December 23, 1884 – October 7, 1955) was a New England socialite and long-time friend of Cole Porter.

[4] Probably at a party of Elsie de Wolfe he met Linda Lee Thomas and through her, her husband, Cole Porter.

Sturges lent Thomas a painting by Christian Bérard, which hung for years in their Parisian drawing room.

[2][3] Sturges was gay and part of the crowd of gays and lesbians who used to travel around the world with the Porters, including: Noël Coward, Jack Wilson, Monty Woolley, Elsa Maxwell, Anne Morgan, Elsie de Wolfe and Elisabeth Marbury.

[4] He moved back to the United States during World War II and lived at East 64 Street, New York.