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Celebrated author, playwright Gore Vidal dies | |
August 01, 2012 Gore Vidal, the author, playwright, politician and commentator whose novels, essays, plays and opinions were stamped by his immodest wit and unconventional wisdom, died Tuesday at age 86, his nephew said. Along with such contemporaries as Norman Mailer and Truman Capote, Vidal was among the last generation of literary writers who were also genuine celebrities. Source: http://dailyherald.com/article/20120801/news/708019952/ |