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    Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (/ v ɪ ˈ d ɑː l / vih-DAHL; born Eugene Louis Vidal, October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his acerbic epigrammatic wit. [1]

  2. Jul 27, 2024 · Gore Vidal (born October 3, 1925, West Point, New York, U.S.—died July 31, 2012, Los Angeles, California) was a prolific American novelist and essayist who was as well known for his outspoken political opinions and his witty and satirical observations as he was for his irreverent and intellectually adroit fiction.

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · American writer Gore Vidal is known for many popular screenplays, plays and novels, as well as other literary works. He wrote and published more than 200 essays and 24 novels throughout his...

  4. Aug 1, 2012 · Gore Vidal, the elegant, acerbic all-around man of letters who presided with a certain relish over what he declared to be the end of American civilization, died on Tuesday at his home in the ...

  5. Oct 19, 2015 · Leo Robson writes about “Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal,” an authorized biography by Jay Parini.

  6. Aug 1, 2012 · Gore Vidal, a celebrated writer, cul­tural gadfly and occasional political candidate, died July 31 at his home in Hollywood Hills, Calif., at 86.

  7. Aug 1, 2012 · Gore Vidal, the American author, playwright and commentator who became a celebrity for his writing as much as for his outspokenness on the issues of the day, died Tuesday at the age of 86 in Los...

  8. Aug 1, 2012 · Born into one of America's great political dynasties and related to the Kennedys by marriage, Gore Vidal was a prolific writer and scathing critic of America's Establishment.

  9. Aug 1, 2012 · gore vidal: He was trying to balance what he considered one terrible act by a government that he disliked. And he had been a highly decorated veteran in the Gulf War.

  10. 5 days ago · The first was Gore Vidal: A Biography (1999) by Fred Kaplan, authorized by the subject, begun and abandoned by journalist Walter Clemons, and—at 864 pages—encyclopedic. In Bed with Gore Vidal: Hustlers, Hollywood, and the Private World of an American Master (2013) is described by its first-time author Tim Teeman as “a sexual biography ...

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