Gore Vidal

Friday, October 30, 2009

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(The Gore Vidal Papers/By permission of the Houghton Library, Harvard University)

“ Who gives a damn about being remembered? That's really for amateurs.
— Gore Vidal

If anyone's life is worth recounting, it's Gore Vidal's. The celebrated writer not only made his mark on literature over the past six decades, he also had a front row seat to history. His father romanced Amelia Earhart; he feuded with Eleanor Roosevelt and William F. Buckley among many others; and he went shooting with John F. Kennedy. Kurt finds out that despite working on this chronicle of his life, Gore Vidal isn't thinking about posterity.

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Anthony Leach from Birmingham, Al

I would have loved to have heard Kennedy's response when Vidal told him Williams was checking out his can.

Nov. 01 2009 10:38 AM

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Vic from (Anywhere, USA) Chester, NJ

Is it true...?
Gore Vidal was "Separated At Birth" from... ( ? )

Oct. 31 2009 09:13 PM

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Amy Alexander from Suburban Washington, DC

I LOVE Gore Vidal.
Bless you for bringing a soupcon of grown up fun to this Halloween wknd!

AmyAlexanderInk.com

Oct. 31 2009 01:46 PM

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