Gore Vidal

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essayist human novelist playwright political commentator public intellectual screenwriter

Gore Vidal was an American writer and public intellectual known for his incisive essays, historical novels, and sharp critiques of U.S. politics and culture.

Aliases (1)

Eugene Luther Gore Vidal ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	essayist → human → novelist → playwright → political commentator → public intellectual → screenwriter →
awardReceived	National Book Award for Nonfiction → National Book Critics Circle Award →
birthDate	1925-10-03 →
birthPlace	West Point, New York, United States →
burialPlace	Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States →
causeOfDeath	pneumonia →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	2012-07-31 →
deathPlace	Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States →
educatedAt	St. Albans School →
familyName	Vidal →
fullName	Eugene Luther Gore Vidal →
genre	essay → historical novel → satire →
givenName	Eugene NERFINISHED →
knownFor	criticism of American imperialism → criticism of U.S. foreign policy → sharp wit →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
middleName	Luther →
movement	postmodern literature →
notableWork	1876 → Burr → Creation → Julian → Lincoln → Myra Breckinridge → Palimpsest: A Memoir → Point to Point Navigation → The City and the Pillar → United States: Essays 1952–1992 → Washington, D.C. →
occupation	essayist → novelist → playwright → screenwriter → writer →
politicalAlignment	left-wing →
pseudonym	Edgar Box →
relative	Al Gore → Al Gore Sr. → Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis →
residence	Los Angeles, California, United States → Ravello, Italy →
servedIn	United States Army →
sexualOrientation	bisexual →
wrote	play The Best Man → screenplay for Ben-Hur (uncredited) → teleplay for Visit to a Small Planet →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gore Vidal ("Eugene Luther Gore Vidal") →	fullName
Phillips Exeter Academy →	hasAlumni
National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters →	notableRecipient