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1. www.nytimes.com › 2012/08/01 › booksGore Vidal, Elegant Writer, Dies at 86 - The New York Times

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   Aug 1, 2012 · 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 ...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gore_VidalGore Vidal - Wikipedia

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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 acerbic epigrammatic wit. [1] His novels and essays interrogated the social and sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. Vidal was heavily involved in politics ...

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4. people.com › celebrity › gore-vidal-dead-prolificGore Vidal Dead; Prolific Writer Dies of Pneumonia Complications

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   Aug 1, 2012 · Gore Vidal, the last of a generation of great literary celebrities – as comfortable on The Tonight Show as behind a typewriter – died Tuesday in his Hollywood Hills home. He was 86. The ...

5. www.latimes.com › local › obituariesGore Vidal, iconoclastic author, dies at 86 - Los Angeles Times

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   Aug 1, 2012 · Gore Vidal dies at 86; iconoclastic author. By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times. July 31, 2012 10:55 PM PT. Gore Vidal was impossible to categorize, which was exactly the way he liked it. The reading ...

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6. www.washingtonpost.com › local › obituariesGore Vidal dies; imperious gadfly and prolific, graceful ...

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   Aug 1, 2012 · By Michael Dirda. August 1, 2012 at 3:40 p.m. EDT. Gore Vidal, a celebrated writer, cul­tural gadfly and occasional political candidate, died July 31 at his home in Hollywood Hills, Calif., at 86 ...

7. www.cnn.com › 2012/08/01 › showbizGore Vidal, chronicler of American life and politics, dies

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   Aug 1, 2012 · Gore Vidal, the eclectic writer who faithfully chronicled the major shifts and upheavals in the United States, appears at a Rome literary festival in 2006. Vidal died Tuesday, July 31, of ...

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   How did Gore Vidal die?

   • This article was published more than 11 years ago Gore Vidal, a celebrated writer, cultural gadfly and occasional political candidate, died July 31 at his home in Hollywood Hills, Calif., at 86. He had complications from pneumonia, his nephew, the actor, director and screenwriter Burr Steers, told the Associated Press.

   Gore Vidal dies; imperious gadfly and prolific, graceful writer was 86

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   Is Gore Vidal dead or still alive?

   • Born in 1925, Vidal rarely had any kind words for his nation, often referring to the United States as a decadent empire ruled by a militaristic dictatorship. Vidal died in 2012 at the age of 86. +Biography Gore Vidal was born to Eugene Luther Vidal and Nina Gore at West Point in New York. He attended St. Albans Preparatory School.

   Gore Vidal - Book Series in Order

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   Who was Gore Vidal?

   • As a public intellectual, Gore Vidal's topical debates on sex, politics, and religion with other intellectuals and writers occasionally turned into quarrels with the likes of William F. Buckley Jr. and Norman Mailer. As a novelist, Vidal explored the nature of corruption in public and private life.

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   Why did Gore Vidal change his name?

   • That was in 1939. Two years later the author became Gore Vidal, choosing to discard his other names because he believed an author needed something sharp and succinct for a name if people were to remember him. Vidal’s father was a military man, a lieutenant at a Military Academy in the United States. He worked in the aeronautics department.

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   Is Gore Vidal a yes man?

   • The film proves that Gore Vidal is not a yes man. It is excellent, educational, informative, and thought provoking. The passage about his 'pathological hatred of death' is a mistake and does not reflect his character.

   Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013) - IMDb

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   Did Gore Vidal remember Buckley?

   • In the obituary "RIP WFB – in Hell" (March 20, 2008), Vidal remembered Buckley, who had died on February 27, 2008. Later, in the interview "Literary Lion: Questions for Gore Vidal" (June 15, 2008), New York Times reporter Deborah Solomon asked Vidal: "How did you feel, when you heard that Buckley died this year?" Vidal responded:

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9. www.npr.org › 2012/08/01 › 157696354Gore Vidal, American Writer And Cultural Critic, Dies - NPR

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   Aug 1, 2012 · Author Gore Vidal in 1986. Vidal, whose prolific writing career spanned six decades, died Tuesday at age 86. Gore Vidal came from a generation of novelists whose fiction gave them a political ...