Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Gore Vidal, 86,dies



Gore Vidal, 86, essayist, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, actor, died Tuesday at 86 from complications of pneumonia at his home in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, where he moved in 2003, after years of living in Ravello, Italy.

He wrote 25 novels, including the historical "Lincoln" and the satirical "Myra Breckinridge," Broadway hits, Hollywood screenplays, television dramas and mysteries still in print after 50 years.

The grandson of a U.S. Senator ran unsuccessfully for the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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