Gore Vidal
Writing
- Born:
- 1925-10-03
- Died:
- 2012-07-31
- Place of birth:
- West Point, New York, USA
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gore Vidal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
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
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
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
The Henry Rollins Show
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
Why We Fight
High Tech Lincoln
Thinking XXX
Jack & Bobby
The Education of Gore Vidal
Real Time with Bill Maher
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
Igby Goes Down
The Cockettes
Rescued from the Closet
Da Ali G Show
Family Guy
Gattaca
Thomas Jefferson
Shadow Conspiracy
The Celluloid Closet
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
In Search of Oz
With Honors
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
Bob Roberts
The Palermo Connection
The Simpsons
Billy the Kid
American Experience
Lincoln
The Sicilian
Dress Gray
National Geographic Explorer
Television
Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No
Wogan
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Caligula
The South Bank Show
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman