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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-10-03 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

West Point, New York, USA

Gore Vidal

Biography:

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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Known For

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Studio One

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Climax!

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Caligula

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Goodyear Television Playhouse

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The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

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Startime

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The Night of the Generals

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Is Paris Burning?

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The Sicilian

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The Best Man

Acting

2015

Best of Enemies as Self

2013

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open as Self

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia as Self

Salinger as Self - Writer

Valentino's Ghost as Self

2012

Norman Mailer: The American as Self

2010

Standing Army as Self

Public Speaking as Self (archive footage)

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood as Self

2009

Shrink as George Charles

2008

Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11 as Self

Obscene as Self

2006

The U.S. vs. John Lennon as Self

Global Haywire as Self

The Henry Rollins Show

2005

Revisiting Brideshead as Self

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula as Self

Why We Fight as Self - Author, "Imperial America"

Inside Deep Throat as Self

Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She as Narrator (Voice)

High Tech Lincoln as Self

One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern as Self

2004

Thinking XXX as Self

Jack & Bobby as Documentary Host

2003

Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others as Self

The Education of Gore Vidal as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher as Self

2002

Igby Goes Down as First School Headmaster (uncredited)

The Cockettes as Self (archive footage)

2001

Rescued from the Closet as Self

2000

Da Ali G Show as Self

1999

Family Guy as Gore Vidal (voice)

1997

Gattaca as Director Josef

Shadow Conspiracy as Page

1996

The Celluloid Closet as Self

1994

With Honors as Prof. Pitkannan

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Self

In Search of Oz as Self

1993

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic as Self - Author

The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest

1992

Bob Roberts as Senator Brickley Paiste

1989

Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid as Preacher (uncredited)

The Simpsons as Gore Vidal (voice)

1988

American Experience as Self

American Experience as Self (archive footage)

1984

Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No as Self

1982

Wogan as Self

1981

A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula' as Self - Writer

1975

Apostrophes as Self

1972

Roma as Gore Vidal (uncredited)

1969

Playboy After Dark as Self

1968

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

1967

The Homosexuals as Self

1964

The Best Man as Delegate (uncredited)

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

The Merv Griffin Show as Self

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self

1959

Suddenly, Last Summer as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)

The David Susskind Show as Self

1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self

1950

What's My Line? as Self - Panelist

1946

Ritual in Transfigured Time as Man (uncredited)

1936

Ten Year Old Boy Pilot as Himself

Writing

2005

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula as Writer

1990

The Palermo Connection as Screenplay

1989

Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid as Writer

1988

Lincoln as Novel

1987

The Sicilian as Screenplay

1986

Dress Gray as Writer

1979

Caligula as Original Story

1970

Myra Breckinridge as Novel

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots as Writer

1967

The Night of the Generals as Screenplay

1966

Is Paris Burning? as Screenplay

1964

The Best Man as Story

The Best Man as Screenplay

1960

Visit to a Small Planet as Theatre Play

1959

Suddenly, Last Summer as Screenplay

The Scapegoat as Adaptation

Startime as Writer

1958

The Left Handed Gun as Theatre Play

I Accuse! as Screenplay

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen as Novel

1956

The Catered Affair as Screenplay

1955

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Writer

Summer Pavilion as Writer

1954

Dark Possession as Writer

The Best of Broadway as Writer

Climax! as Writer

1951

Goodyear Television Playhouse as Writer

1948

Studio One as Writer