Gore Vidal
Born in West Point, New York, USA — Oct 03 1925• Died Jul 31 2012
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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 Wikipe…
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The Simpsons
Gore Vidal (voice)
Family Guy
Gore Vidal (voice)
American Experience
Self
Climax!
Writing
Studio One
Writing
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Self
Theatre 625
Writing
Omnibus
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Panelist
Suspense
Writing
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
Jack & Bobby
Documentary Host
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Writing
Startime
Writing
Caligula
Writing
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Writing
Gattaca
Director Josef
Thinking XXX
Self
The Night of the Generals
Writing
Playboy After Dark
Self
Bob Roberts
Senator Brickley Paiste
Is Paris Burning?
Writing
Lincoln
Writing
Igby Goes Down
First School Headmaster (uncredited)
Dress Gray
Writing
With Honors
Prof. Pitkannan
The Best of Broadway
Writing
The Best Man
Delegate (uncredited)
Roma
Gore Vidal (uncredited)
Armchair Theatre
Writing
Inside Deep Throat
Self
Suddenly, Last Summer
Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Shadow Conspiracy
Page
Myra Breckinridge
Writing
Shrink
George Charles
The Left Handed Gun
Writing
The Scapegoat
Writing
Salinger
Self - Writer
The Celluloid Closet
Self
Best of Enemies
Self
The Sicilian
Writing
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Self
Why We Fight
Self - Author, "Imperial America"
I Accuse!
Writing
Public Speaking
Self (archive footage)
Rescued from the Closet
Self
The Cockettes
Self (archive footage)
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Writing
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Self
The Catered Affair
Writing
Billy the Kid
Preacher (uncredited)
Summer Pavilion
Writing
Wilde Salomé
Self
The Palermo Connection
Writing
The Education of Gore Vidal
Self
Visit to a Small Planet
Writing
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Self - Writer
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
Self
Revisiting Brideshead
Self
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Self
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Author
Dark Possession
Writing
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Writing
Valentino's Ghost
Self
Norman Mailer: The American
Self
Global Haywire
Self
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Self
The Homosexuals
Self
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
Self
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Self
Standing Army
Self
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Self
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
Self
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
Self
Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11
Self
Ritual in Transfigured Time
Man (uncredited)
Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No
Self
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
Narrator (Voice)
In Search of Oz
Self
Ten Year Old Boy Pilot
Himself
High Tech Lincoln
Self