Gore Vidal
Known for: Writing
Born: October 3, 1925
Died: July 31, 2012
Place of birth: West Point, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
61 movies · 36 TV shows, newest first
7.2
Best of Enemies
2015
6.2
Wilde Salomé
2013
6.4
Salinger
2013
7.7
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013
5.7
Valentino's Ghost
2013
5.0
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
2013
7.0
Norman Mailer: The American
2012
5.9
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
2011
7.0
Public Speaking
2011
5.4
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
4.8
Standing Army
2010
6.2
Shrink
2009
5.0
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
2008
6.2
Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11
2008
6.6
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
2006
NR
Global Haywire
2006
6.0
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
8.0
Revisiting Brideshead
2005
7.0
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
2005
5.8
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
2005
3.8
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
2005
6.5
Inside Deep Throat
2005
7.5
Why We Fight
2005NR
High Tech Lincoln
2005
5.5
Thinking XXX
2004
7.3
Jack & Bobby
2004
8.7
The Education of Gore Vidal
2003
6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
7.0
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
2003
6.6
Igby Goes Down
2002
6.9
The Cockettes
2002
6.5
Rescued from the Closet
2001
7.0
Da Ali G Show
2000
7.4
Family Guy
1999
7.6
Gattaca
1997
7.5
Thomas Jefferson
1997
4.9
Shadow Conspiracy
1997
7.2
The Celluloid Closet
1996
9.0
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
7.0
In Search of Oz
1994
6.7
With Honors
1994
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
7.7
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
NR
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
1993
6.6
Bob Roberts
1992
6.2
The Palermo Connection
1990
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
7.1
Billy the Kid
1989
6.5
American Experience
1988
7.5
Lincoln
1988
5.2
The Sicilian
1987
5.1
Dress Gray
1986
9.0
National Geographic Explorer
1985
8.0
Television
1985
7.0
Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No
1984
5.3
Wogan
1982
4.3
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
1981
6.0
Caligula
1979
7.3
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
8.5
Apostrophes
1975
7.3
Roma
1972
4.6
Myra Breckinridge
1970
4.6
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970
4.0
Playboy After Dark
1969
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
7.2
Omnibus
1967
1.0
The Homosexuals
1967
6.8
The Night of the Generals
1967
7.2
Is Paris Burning?
1966
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
7.3
The Best Man
1964
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
5.3
Visit to a Small Planet
1960
7.3
Suddenly, Last Summer
1959
6.8
Startime
1959
6.8
The Scapegoat
1959
7.0
The David Susskind Show
1959
9.0
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958
6.0
The Left Handed Gun
1958
6.6
I Accuse!
19587.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
7.2
The Catered Affair
1956
6.0
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1955
9.0
Summer Pavilion
1955
3.8
Climax!
19547.0
The Best of Broadway
1954
NR
Dark Possession
1954
6.0
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
5.1
Suspense
1949
5.4
Studio One
1948
6.9
Ritual in Transfigured Time
1946
NR
Ten Year Old Boy Pilot
1936