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Eugene Luther Gore Vidal ( / vɪˈdɑːl / vih-DAHL; 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 sexual norms he perceived as driving American life.
Eugene Luther "Gene" Vidal (/ v ɪ ˈ d ɑː l /; April 13, 1895 – February 20, 1969) was an American commercial aviation pioneer, New Deal official, inventor, and athlete.
Gore Vidal was born Eugene Louis Vidal in 1925 in West Point, New York, to Nina (Gore) and West Point aeronautics instructor and aviation pioneer Eugene Luther Vidal. The Vidals endured a rocky marriage divorcing ten years after Gore's birth.
- October 3, 1925
- July 31, 2012
May 20, 2024 · Gore Vidal. Original name: Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, Jr. Born: October 3, 1925, West Point, New York, U.S. Died: July 31, 2012, Los Angeles, California (aged 86) Awards And Honors: National Book Award.
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Jul 31, 2012 · Eugene Luther “Gore” Vidal, Jr. was born in 1925 at West Point, NY. In 1943, after graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, he entered the Reserve Corps of the U.S. Army. He later joined the Army Transportation Corps as an officer and was sent to the Aleutian Islands.
Eugene Luther " Gene " Vidal ( / vɪˈdɑːl /; April 13, 1895 – February 20, 1969) was an American commercial aviation pioneer, New Deal official, inventor, and athlete.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Vidal was born as Eugene Luther Vidal Jr. on October 3, 1925, at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.