Gore Vidal
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. 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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Movies (40)
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut
Writer (Writing)
2023
Best of Enemies
as Self
2015
Salinger
as Self - Writer
2013
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
as Self
2013
Valentino's Ghost
as Self
2013
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
as Self
2013
Norman Mailer: The American
as Self
2012
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
as Self
2011
Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Standing Army
as Self
2010
Shrink
as George Charles
2009
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
as Self
2008
Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11
as Self
2008
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
as Self
2006
Global Haywire
as Self
2006
Revisiting Brideshead
as Self
2005
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
as Self
2005
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
as Self
2005
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
as Narrator (Voice)
2005
Inside Deep Throat
as Self
2005
Why We Fight
as Self - Author, "Imperial America"
2005
High Tech Lincoln
as Self
2005
Thinking XXX
as Self
2004
The Education of Gore Vidal
as Self
2003
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
as Self
2003
Igby Goes Down
as First School Headmaster (uncredited)
2002
The Cockettes
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Rescued from the Closet
as Self
2001
Gattaca
as Director Josef
1997
Shadow Conspiracy
as Page
1997
The Celluloid Closet
as Self
1996
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Self
1994
In Search of Oz
as Self
1994
With Honors
as Prof. Pitkannan
1994
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - Author
1993
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
as Self
1993
Bob Roberts
as Senator Brickley Paiste
1992
The Palermo Connection
Screenplay (Writing)
1990
Billy the Kid
as Preacher (uncredited)
1989
The Sicilian
Screenplay (Writing)
1987
TV Shows (10)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self
2010
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
Jack & Bobby
as Documentary Host
2004
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
Da Ali G Show
as Self
2000
Family Guy
as Gore Vidal (voice)
1999
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
The Simpsons
as Gore Vidal (voice)
1989
American Experience
as Self
1988
Lincoln
Novel (Writing)
1988