Gore Vidal
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-10-03
Day of Death
2012-07-31 (86 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
Acting
(2015)
Best of Enemies
as Self
(2013)
(2013)
(2013)
Salinger
as Self - Writer
(2013)
Valentino's Ghost
as Self
(2012)
Norman Mailer: The American
as Self
(2010)
Standing Army
as Self
(2010)
Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
Shrink
as George Charles
(2008)
(2008)
Obscene
as Self
(2006)
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
as Self
(2006)
Global Haywire
as Self
(2005)
Revisiting Brideshead
as Self
(2005)
(2005)
Why We Fight
as Self - Author, "Imperial America"
(2005)
Inside Deep Throat
as Self
(2005)
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
as Narrator (Voice)
(2005)
High Tech Lincoln
as Self
(2005)
(2004)
Thinking XXX
as Self
(2003)
(2003)
The Education of Gore Vidal
as Self
(2002)
Igby Goes Down
as First School Headmaster (uncredited)
(2002)
The Cockettes
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
Rescued from the Closet
as Self
(1997)
Gattaca
as Director Josef
(1997)
Shadow Conspiracy
as Page
(1996)
The Celluloid Closet
as Self
(1994)
With Honors
as Prof. Pitkannan
(1994)
(1994)
In Search of Oz
as Self
(1993)
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - Author
(1993)
(1992)
Bob Roberts
as Senator Brickley Paiste
(1989)
Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
as Preacher (uncredited)
(1984)
(1981)
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
as Self - Writer
(1972)
Roma
as Gore Vidal (uncredited)
(1967)
The Homosexuals
as Self
(1964)
The Best Man
as Delegate (uncredited)
(1959)
Suddenly, Last Summer
as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
(1946)
Ritual in Transfigured Time
as Man (uncredited)
(1936)
Ten Year Old Boy Pilot
as Himself
Crew
(2005)
(1990)
The Palermo Connection
Screenplay
(1989)
(1987)
The Sicilian
Screenplay
(1979)
Caligula
Original Story
(1970)
Myra Breckinridge
Novel
(1970)
(1967)
The Night of the Generals
Screenplay
(1966)
Is Paris Burning?
Screenplay
(1964)
The Best Man
Screenplay, Story
(1960)
Visit to a Small Planet
Theatre Play
(1959)
Suddenly, Last Summer
Screenplay
(1959)
The Scapegoat
Adaptation
(1958)
The Left Handed Gun
Theatre Play
(1958)
I Accuse!
Screenplay
(1956)
The Catered Affair
Screenplay
(1955)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Writer
(1955)
Summer Pavilion
Writer
(1954)
Dark Possession
Writer