Gore Vidal

Known for: Writing
Born: October 3, 1925, West Point, New York, USA
Died: July 31, 2012
Movies: 59

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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Best-Known Movies

7.6

Gattaca

1997

7.3

Roma

1972

6.6

Igby Goes Down

2002

7.3

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959

6.2

Shrink

2009

6.7

With Honors

1994

7.2

Is Paris Burning?

1966

6.8

The Night of the Generals

1967

6.6

Bob Roberts

1992

7.2

Best of Enemies

2015

Filmography

2015	Best of Enemies	Self
2013	Wilde Salomé	Self
2013	Salinger	Self - Writer
2013	Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia	Self
2013	Valentino's Ghost	Self
2013	Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open	Self
2012	Norman Mailer: The American	Self
2011	The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell	Self
2011	Public Speaking	Self (archive footage)
2010	Standing Army	Self
2009	Shrink	George Charles
2008	Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press	Self
2008	Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11	Self
2006	The U.S. vs. John Lennon	Self
2006	Global Haywire	Self
2005	Revisiting Brideshead	Self
2005	One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern	Self
2005	Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula	Self
2005	Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She	Narrator (Voice)
2005	Inside Deep Throat	Self
2005	Why We Fight	Self - Author, "Imperial America"
2005	High Tech Lincoln	Self
2004	Thinking XXX	Self
2003	The Education of Gore Vidal	Self
2003	Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others	Self
2002	Igby Goes Down	First School Headmaster (uncredited)
2002	The Cockettes	Self (archive footage)
2001	Rescued from the Closet	Self
1997	Gattaca	Director Josef
1997	Shadow Conspiracy	Page
1996	The Celluloid Closet	Self
1994	Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage	Self
1994	In Search of Oz	Self
1994	With Honors	Prof. Pitkannan
1993	Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic	Self - Author
1993	The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's	Self
1992	Bob Roberts	Senator Brickley Paiste
1989	Billy the Kid	Preacher (uncredited)
1984	Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No	Self
1981	A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'	Self - Writer
1972	Roma	Gore Vidal (uncredited)
1967	The Homosexuals	Self
1964	The Best Man	Delegate (uncredited)
1959	Suddenly, Last Summer	Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
1946	Ritual in Transfigured Time	Man (uncredited)
1936	Ten Year Old Boy Pilot	Himself

Directing, Writing & Producing

2005	Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula	Writer
1990	The Palermo Connection	Screenplay
1989	Billy the Kid	Writer
1970	Last of the Mobile Hot Shots	Writer
1967	The Night of the Generals	Screenplay
1966	Is Paris Burning?	Screenplay
1964	The Best Man	Screenplay
1959	Suddenly, Last Summer	Screenplay
1958	I Accuse!	Screenplay
1956	The Catered Affair	Screenplay
1955	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Writer
1955	Summer Pavilion	Writer
1954	Dark Possession	Writer

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