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Gore Vidal
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born
October 23, 1925
in West Point, New York, The United States
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In 1958, while working on the screenplay of Suddenly Last Summer, Gore Vidal took Tennessee Williams to Palm Beach to meet Senator John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jackie. Vidal knew Jackie because they shared the same stepfather, the much married, much divorced Hugh Auchincloss. Williams had no idea who the Kennedys were, but the [...]
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Lincoln
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1984
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Burr
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1973
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Julian
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1962
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The City and the Pillar
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1948
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Myra Breckinridge
3.45 avg rating — 1,070 ratings
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1968
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Creation
4.12 avg rating — 947 ratings
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1981
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1876
3.77 avg rating — 887 ratings
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1976
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Palimpsest: A Memoir
3.91 avg rating — 552 ratings
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1995
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Empire
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Washington, D.C.
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1967
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“Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.”
― Gore Vidal
― Gore Vidal
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| Historical Fictio...: * The Idiot's Guide to the Ultimate Reading List: Chapter 1, Historical Fiction | 5 | 1022 | Aug 03, 2009 08:14pm | |
| Glens Falls (NY) ...: Gore Vidal's American Chronicles series | 10 | 27 | Aug 30, 2009 02:00pm | |
| Novel Ladies: MJ's 2010 Reading Log | 19 | 33 | Oct 03, 2009 08:34am | |
| The Seasonal Read...: FALL CHALLENGE 2009 PLANS | 174 | 1301 | Oct 14, 2009 08:10am | |
| The Book Addicts!: National Book Award 2009 | 6 | 106 | Nov 23, 2009 02:30pm | |
| Novel Ladies: Saturday, November 28, 2009 | 41 | 24 | Nov 29, 2009 08:10pm | |
| The History Book ...: HISTORICAL FICTION POLLS | 6 | 130 | Jan 21, 2010 12:04am | |
| Pick-a-Shelf: 2010-07 - History - What will you read in July? | 66 | 78 | Jul 07, 2010 11:44am |
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