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(1925-2012) Author, screenwriter, playwright. Gore Vidal was born in West Point, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Full Name

Gore Vidal

Locations

Orange

Author's Timeline


1925

BIRTH

Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr. was born at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, on October 3, 1925.

1946

LITWORK

Williwaw: A Novel
E. P. Dutton & Company

Novel.

1947

LITWORK

In A Yellow Wood
E. P. Dutton

Novel.

1948

LITWORK

The City And The Pillar: A Novel
E. P. Dutton

Novel.

1950

OTHER

Mr. Vidal purchased the Greek Revival mansion, Edgewater, near Barrytown, New York, in 1950, which was his headquarters for his campaign for Congress in 1960.

1964

LITWORK

Julian
Little Brown
043482951X / 978-0434829514
Novel.

1967

LITWORK

Washington, D.C.
Little, Brown

Novel.

1968

LITWORK

Myra Breckinridge
Little, Brown & Company
0218512937 / 978-0218512939
Novel.

1973

LITWORK

Burr
Random House
0394480244 / 978-0394480244
Novel.

1976

LITWORK

1876
Random House
0394406516 / 978-0394406510
Novel.

1984

LITWORK

Lincoln
Random House
0394528956 / 978-0394528953
Novel.

1987

LITWORK

Empire
Random House
0394561236 / 978-0394561233
Novel.

1987

LITWORK

Empire
Random House
0394561236 / 978-0394561233
Novel.

2012

DEATH

Gore Vidal died at his home in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, California, on July 28, 2012.

2012

INTERMENT

Gore Vidal was interred at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, District of Columbia.

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