Biography
Gore Vidal
Writing
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…
Career works
69
Movies
46
Series
23
Career average
6.6/10
Birth date
10/03/1925
Place of birth
West Point, New York, USA
Date of death
07/31/2012
Filmography highlights
Movies
Best of Enemies
2015 · 7.2
Wilde Salomé
2013 · 6.2
Salinger
2013 · 6.4
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013 · 7.8
Valentino's Ghost
2013 · 5.7
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
2013 · 5.0
Norman Mailer: The American
2012 · 7.0
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
2011 · 5.9
Public Speaking
2011 · 7.0
Standing Army
2010 · 4.8
Shrink
2009 · 6.2
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
2008 · 4.4
Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11
2008 · 6.2
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
2006 · 6.7
Global Haywire
2006
Series
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010 · 5.4
The Henry Rollins Show
2006 · 6.0
Jack & Bobby
2004 · 7.3
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · 6.0
Da Ali G Show
2000 · 7.0
Family Guy
1999 · 7.4
Thomas Jefferson
1997 · 7.5
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · 7.3
The Simpsons
1989 · 8.0
American Experience
1988 · 6.5
Wogan
1982 · 5.3
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976 · 7.3
Apostrophes
1975 · 8.5
Playboy After Dark
1969 · 4.0
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · 6.8