Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012)

Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012)

Gore Vidal, the American writer, controversialist and politician manqué, who has died aged 86, was celebrated both for his caustic wit and his mandarin's poise. His public career spanned seven decades and included 25 novels, numerous collections of essays on literature and politics, a volume of short stories, five Broadway plays, dozens of television plays and film scripts, and even three mystery novels written under the pseudonym Edgar Box.

 

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