Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born Eugene Louis Vidal; October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit. His novels and essays interrogated the social and cultural sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. Beyond literature, Vidal was heavily involved in politics. He unsuccessfully sought office twice as a Democratic Party candidate, first in 1960 to the U.S. House of Representatives (for New York), and later in 1982 to the U.S. Senate (for California). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gore Vidal, licensed under…
Gore Vidal
Writer · Born 3 Oct 1925, West Point
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born Eugene Louis Vidal; October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public…
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Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born Eugene Louis Vidal; October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit. His novels and essays interrogated the social and cultural sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. Beyond literature, Vidal was heavily involved in politics. He unsuccessfully sought office twice as a Democratic Party candidate, first in 1960 to the U.S. House of Representatives (for New York), and later in 1982 to the U.S. Senate (for California).
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- Born3 October 1925
- Died31 July 2012 (aged 86)
- BirthplaceWest Point, New York, USA
- Known forWriting
- GenderMale
- Also known asEugene Luther Gore Vidal, Edgar Box, Cameron Kay, Katherine Everard, 고어 비달, Гор Видал
- Popularity0.6TMDB score
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Best of Enemies
Wilde Salomé
Salinger
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Valentino's Ghost
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
Norman Mailer: The American
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Public Speaking
Standing Army
Shrink
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Global Haywire
Revisiting Brideshead
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
Inside Deep Throat
TV 26
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
The Henry Rollins Show
Jack & Bobby
Real Time with Bill Maher
Da Ali G Show
Family Guy
Thomas Jefferson
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Simpsons
American Experience
National Geographic Explorer
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Wogan
The South Bank Show
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Apostrophes
Playboy After Dark
The Dick Cavett Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Omnibus
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