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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gore Vidal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Director Josef
Gattaca
Senator Brickley Paiste
Bob Roberts
Self
Thinking XXX
Self
Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11
Self
Federico Fellini - Mit den Augen der Anderen
Self
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Suddenly, Last Summer
Page
Shadow Conspiracy
Self
Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No
Self
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Self
Norman Mailer: The American
Self - Author
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self
Global Haywire
Self
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
First School Headmaster (uncredited)
Igby Goes Down
Self
Standing Army
Self
Revisiting Brideshead
Self - Writer
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Self
The Celluloid Closet
Self
Best of Enemies
Self (archive footage)
Public Speaking
Self
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Self
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Man (uncredited)
Ritual in Transfigured Time
Prof. Pitkannan
With Honors
Himself
Ten Year Old Boy Pilot
Self - Author, "Imperial America"
Why We Fight
George Charles
Shrink
Gore Vidal (uncredited)
Roma
Self
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Self
Inside Deep Throat
Self
In Search of Oz
Self
The Education of Gore Vidal
Self (archive footage)
The Cockettes
Self - Writer
Salinger
Self
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
Delegate (uncredited)
The Best Man
Self
Valentino's Ghost
Narrator (Voice)
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
Self
High Tech Lincoln
Preacher (uncredited)
Billy the Kid
Self
Rescued from the Closet
Self
The Homosexuals
Self
One Bright Shining Moment
Self
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
45
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-10-03
Place of Birth
West Point, New York, USA
Also Known As
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal