- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- October 3, 1925
- Place of Birth
- West Point, New York, USA
- Died
- July 31, 2012
Gore Vidal
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.
Filmography
movieBest of Enemies
2015 · Self
movieWilde Salomé
2013 · Self
movieSalinger
2013 · Self - Writer
movieGore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013 · Self
movieValentino's Ghost
2013 · Self
moviePaul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
2013 · Self
movieNorman Mailer: The American
2012 · Self
movieThe Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
2011 · Self
moviePublic Speaking
2011 · Self (archive footage)
tvMoguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010 · Self
movieStanding Army
2010 · Self
movieShrink
2009 · George Charles
movieObscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
2008 · Self
movieZero: An Investigation Into 9/11
2008 · Self
movieThe U.S. vs. John Lennon
2006 · Self
movieGlobal Haywire
2006 · Self
tvThe Henry Rollins Show
2006
movieRevisiting Brideshead
2005 · Self
movieOne Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
2005 · Self
movieTrailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
2005 · Self, Writer
movieMiddle Sexes: Redefining He and She
2005 · Narrator (Voice)
movieInside Deep Throat
2005 · Self
movieWhy We Fight
2005 · Self - Author, "Imperial America"
High Tech Lincoln
movieHigh Tech Lincoln
2005 · Self
movieThinking XXX
2004 · Self
tvJack & Bobby
2004 · Documentary Host
movieThe Education of Gore Vidal
2003 · Self
tvReal Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
movieFederico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
2003 · Self
movieIgby Goes Down
2002 · First School Headmaster (uncredited)
movieThe Cockettes
2002 · Self (archive footage)
movieRescued from the Closet
2001 · Self
tvDa Ali G Show
2000 · Self
tvFamily Guy
1999 · Gore Vidal (voice)
movieGattaca
1997 · Director Josef
tvThomas Jefferson
1997 · Self
movieShadow Conspiracy
1997 · Page
movieThe Celluloid Closet
1996 · Self
movieTennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994 · Self
movieIn Search of Oz
1994 · Self
movieWith Honors
1994 · Prof. Pitkannan
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
movieBen-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993 · Self - Author
movieThe Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
1993 · Self
movieBob Roberts
1992 · Senator Brickley Paiste
movieThe Palermo Connection
1990 · Screenplay
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Gore Vidal (voice)
movieBilly the Kid
1989 · Preacher (uncredited), Writer
tvAmerican Experience
1988 · Self, Self (archive footage)
tvLincoln
1988 · Novel
movieThe Sicilian
1987 · Screenplay
tvDress Gray
1986 · Writer
tvNational Geographic Explorer
1985
tvTelevision
1985
movieGore Vidal: The Man Who Said No
1984 · Self
tvWogan
1982 · Self
movieA Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
1981 · Self - Writer
movieCaligula
1979 · Original Story
tvMary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976 · Self
tvApostrophes
1975 · Self
movieRoma
1972 · Gore Vidal (uncredited)
movieMyra Breckinridge
1970 · Novel
movieLast of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970 · Writer
tvPlayboy After Dark
1969 · Self
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
tvOmnibus
1967 · Self
movieThe Homosexuals
1967 · Self
movieThe Night of the Generals
1967 · Screenplay
movieIs Paris Burning?
1966 · Screenplay
tvTheatre 625
1964 · Writer
movieThe Best Man
1964 · Delegate (uncredited), Screenplay
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self, Self (archive footage)
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
movieVisit to a Small Planet
1960 · Theatre Play
movieSuddenly, Last Summer
1959 · Audience Member at Operation (uncredited), Screenplay
tvStartime
1959 · Writer
movieThe Scapegoat
1959 · Adaptation
tvThe David Susskind Show
1959 · Self
tvThe Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958 · Novel
movieThe Left Handed Gun
1958 · Theatre Play
movieI Accuse!
1958 · Screenplay
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
tvTonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Writer
movieThe Catered Affair
1956 · Screenplay
movieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1955 · Writer
movieSummer Pavilion
1955 · Writer
tvClimax!
1954 · Writer
The Best of Broadway
tvThe Best of Broadway
1954 · Writer
movieDark Possession
1954 · Writer
tvGoodyear Television Playhouse
1951 · Writer
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self - Panelist
tvSuspense
1949 · Writer
tvStudio One
1948 · Writer
movieRitual in Transfigured Time
1946 · Man (uncredited)
movieTen Year Old Boy Pilot
1936 · Himself