Gore Vidal

Writing

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 3, 1925

died

July 31, 2012

place of birth

West Point, New York, USA

also known as

Eugene Luther Gore Vidal · Edgar Box · Cameron Kay · Katherine Everard

total credits

45 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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Gattaca
7.6

Gattaca

1997as Director Josef
Inside Deep Throat
6.4

Inside Deep Throat

2005as Self
Thinking XXX
5.5

Thinking XXX

2004as Self
With Honors
6.7

With Honors

1994as Prof. Pitkannan
Shrink
6.2

Shrink

2009as George Charles
Suddenly, Last Summer
7.3

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Bob Roberts
6.5

Bob Roberts

1992as Senator Brickley Paiste
Roma
7.2

Roma

1972as Gore Vidal (uncredited)
Igby Goes Down
6.6

Igby Goes Down

2002as First School Headmaster (uncredited)
Shadow Conspiracy
5.0

Shadow Conspiracy

1997as Page
The Celluloid Closet
7.2

The Celluloid Closet

1996as Self
The Best Man
7.3

The Best Man

1964as Delegate (uncredited)
Public Speaking
7.0

Public Speaking

2011as Self (archive footage)
Best of Enemies
7.2

Best of Enemies

2015as Self
Salinger
6.4

Salinger

2013as Self - Writer
Why We Fight
7.5

Why We Fight

2005as Self - Author, "Imperial America"
Rescued from the Closet
6.5

Rescued from the Closet

2001as Self
Wilde Salomé
6.2

Wilde Salomé

2013as Self
Billy the Kid
7.1

Billy the Kid

1989as Preacher (uncredited)
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
6.7

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

2006as Self
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
5.8

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

2005as Self
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
7.0

Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others

2003as Self
The Education of Gore Vidal
8.7

The Education of Gore Vidal

2003as Self
The Cockettes
6.7

The Cockettes

2002as Self (archive footage)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
9.0

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994as Self
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
7.8

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

2013as Self
Valentino's Ghost
5.7

Valentino's Ghost

2013as Self
Revisiting Brideshead
8.0

Revisiting Brideshead

2005as Self
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
5.5

A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'

1981as Self - Writer
Norman Mailer: The American
7.0

Norman Mailer: The American

2012as Self
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
5.9

The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

2011as Self
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
4.4

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

2008as Self
Global Haywire

Global Haywire

2006as Self
Standing Army
4.8

Standing Army

2010as Self
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
7.7

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

1993as Self - Author
Ritual in Transfigured Time
6.9

Ritual in Transfigured Time

1946as Man (uncredited)
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
5.0

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

2013as Self
The Homosexuals
1.0

The Homosexuals

1967as Self
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
7.0

One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern

2005as Self
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

1993as Self
Ten Year Old Boy Pilot

Ten Year Old Boy Pilot

1936as Himself
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
3.8

Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She

2005as Narrator (Voice)
Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11
6.2

Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11

2008as Self
In Search of Oz
7.0

In Search of Oz

1994as Self
Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No
7.0

Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No

1984as Self