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Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

WriterCrewActor Oct 3 (died age 86) West Point, New York, USA 1936–2024 (88 year career)
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Biography

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.…

Known For

Gattaca
Film

Gattaca

Director Josef
Roma
Film

Roma

Gore Vidal (uncredited)
Suddenly, Last Summer
Film

Suddenly, Last Summer

Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Caligula
Film

Caligula

Original Story
Is Paris Burning?
Film

Is Paris Burning?

Screenplay
Igby Goes Down
Film

Igby Goes Down

First School Headmaster (uncredited)
With Honors
Film

With Honors

Prof. Pitkannan
Why We Fight
Film

Why We Fight

Self - Author, "Imperial America"

Filmography

Acting (68)

·

Movies (46)

Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies

2015

as Self

7.2
Salinger

Salinger

2013

as Self - Writer

6.3
Wilde Salomé

Wilde Salomé

2013

as Self

6.2
Valentino's Ghost

Valentino's Ghost

2013

as Self

5.7
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

2013

as Self

7.8
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

2013

as Self

5.0
Norman Mailer: The American

Norman Mailer: The American

2012

as Self

7.0
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

2011

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

2011

as Self

5.9
Standing Army

Standing Army

2010

as Self

4.8
Shrink

Shrink

2009

as George Charles

6.2
Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11

Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11

2008

as Self

6.3
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

2008

as Self

4.4
Global Haywire

Global Haywire

2006

as Self

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

2006

as Self

6.7
Inside Deep Throat

Inside Deep Throat

2005

as Self

6.4
High Tech Lincoln

High Tech Lincoln

2005

as Self

Revisiting Brideshead

Revisiting Brideshead

2005

as Self

Why We Fight

Why We Fight

2005

as Self - Author, "Imperial America"

7.5
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern

One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern

2005

as Self

6.5
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

2005

as Self

5.8
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She

Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She

2005

as Narrator (Voice)

3.1
Thinking XXX

Thinking XXX

2004

as Self

5.4
The Education of Gore Vidal

The Education of Gore Vidal

2003

as Self

6.0
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others

Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others

2003

as Self

The Cockettes

The Cockettes

2002

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Igby Goes Down

Igby Goes Down

2002

as First School Headmaster (uncredited)

6.6
Rescued from the Closet

Rescued from the Closet

2001

as Self

6.0
Gattaca

Gattaca

1997

as Director Josef

7.6
Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy

1997

as Page

5.0
The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

1996

as Self

7.1
With Honors

With Honors

1994

as Prof. Pitkannan

6.7
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994

as Self

In Search of Oz

In Search of Oz

1994

as Self

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

1993

as Self - Author

7.4
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

1993

as Self

Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

1992

as Senator Brickley Paiste

6.5
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

1989

as Preacher (uncredited)

7.1
Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No

Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No

1984

as Self

A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'

A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'

1981

as Self - Writer

2.0
Roma

Roma

1972

as Gore Vidal (uncredited)

7.2
The Homosexuals

The Homosexuals

1967

as Self

1.0
The Best Man

The Best Man

1964

as Delegate (uncredited)

7.2
Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959

as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)

7.3
Ritual in Transfigured Time

Ritual in Transfigured Time

1946

as Man (uncredited)

6.9
Ten Year Old Boy Pilot

Ten Year Old Boy Pilot

1936

as Himself