Gore Vidal

Premiere: Gore Vidal at the Hollywood premiere of Warner Bros. Alexander - 11/16/2004 Photo: Steve Granitz, WireImage.com

Biography

Born 10/03/1925

One of the grand old liberal belletrists, this essayist and novelist also has a knack for writing best sellers and scripts, including ones for such film classics as "Ben-Hur" (1959), "Suddenly, Last Summer" (1959), and the decidedly less-than-classic "Is Paris Burning?" (1966). His 1968 fictional...
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Awards

  • In 1993, received National Book Award for Non-Ficton
  • In 1982, received National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism

Highlights

  • In 1992, Played major supporting role in "Bob Roberts"
  • In 1990, Co-wrote the screenplay for "The Palermo Connection"
  • In 1989, Scripted the TNT miniseries "Gore Vidal's 'Billy the Kid'"; also had small role as a minister

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