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.
Wrote 28
2000s
- 2005
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Writer
1990s
- 1990
The Palermo Connection
Screenplay
1980s
- 1989
Billy the Kid
Writer
- 1988
Lincoln
Novel
- 1986
Dress Gray
Writer
1970s
- 1979
- 1970
Myra Breckinridge
Novel
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Writer
1960s
- 1967
- 1966
- 1964
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Novel
I Accuse!
Screenplay
- 1956
Armchair Theatre
Writer
The Catered Affair
Screenplay
- 1955
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Writer
Summer Pavilion
Writer
- 1954
Dark Possession
Writer
- 1951
1940s
- 1949
- 1948
Acted in 18
2000s
- 2009
- 2006
The Henry Rollins Show
TV
- 2004
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1994
- 1992
Bob Roberts
Senator Brickley Paiste
1980s
- 1989
Billy the Kid
Preacher (uncredited)
- 1985
National Geographic Explorer
TV
Television
TV
1960s
- 1964
1940s
- 1946
Ritual in Transfigured Time
Man (uncredited)
Other crew 1
1980s
- 1987
Appearances53
2010s
- 2015
- 2013
Wilde Salomé
Self
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Self
Valentino's Ghost
Self
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
Self
- 2012
Norman Mailer: The American
Self
- 2011
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Self
Public Speaking
Self (archive footage)
- 2010
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self · 7 episodes
Standing Army
Self
2000s
- 2008
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Self
Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11
Self
- 2006
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Self
Global Haywire
Self
- 2005
Revisiting Brideshead
Self
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
Self
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Self
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
Narrator (Voice)
Why We Fight
Self - Author, "Imperial America"
- 2004
- 2003
The Education of Gore Vidal
Self
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
Self
- 2002
The Cockettes
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
Rescued from the Closet
Self
- 2000
1990s
- 1997
Thomas Jefferson
Self · 2 episodes
- 1996
The Celluloid Closet
Self
- 1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Self
In Search of Oz
Self
- 1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Author
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
Self
1980s
- 1988
- 1984
Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No
Self
- 1982
- 1981
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Self - Writer
1960s
- 1969
Playboy After Dark
Self · 1 episode
- 1968
- 1967
The Homosexuals
Self
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1959
- 1957
- 1950
1930s
- 1936
Ten Year Old Boy Pilot
Himself