← Home
Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

Writing

Born: October 3, 1925West Point, New York, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies

Self

2015
Wilde Salomé

Wilde Salomé

Self

2013
Salinger

Salinger

Self - Writer

2013
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

Self

2013
Valentino's Ghost

Valentino's Ghost

Self

2013
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

Self

2013
Norman Mailer: The American

Norman Mailer: The American

Self

2012
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

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

Self

2011
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

Self (archive footage)

2011
Standing Army

Standing Army

Self

2010
Shrink

Shrink

George Charles

2009
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

Self

2008
Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11

Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11

Self

2008
The U.S. vs. John Lennon

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

Self

2006
Global Haywire

Global Haywire

Self

2006
Revisiting Brideshead

Revisiting Brideshead

Self

2005
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern

One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern

Self

2005
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

Self

2005
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She

Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She

Narrator (Voice)

2005
Inside Deep Throat

Inside Deep Throat

Self

2005
Why We Fight

Why We Fight

Self - Author, "Imperial America"

2005

High Tech Lincoln

Self

2005
Thinking XXX

Thinking XXX

Self

2004
The Education of Gore Vidal

The Education of Gore Vidal

Self

2003
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others

Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others

Self

2003
Igby Goes Down

Igby Goes Down

First School Headmaster (uncredited)

2002
The Cockettes

The Cockettes

Self (archive footage)

2002
Rescued from the Closet

Rescued from the Closet

Self

2001
Gattaca

Gattaca

Director Josef

1997
Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy

Page

1997
The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

Self

1996
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Self

1994
In Search of Oz

In Search of Oz

Self

1994
With Honors

With Honors

Prof. Pitkannan

1994
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

Self

1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

Self - Author

1993
Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

Senator Brickley Paiste

1992
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

Preacher (uncredited)

1989
Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No

Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No

Self

1984
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'

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

Self - Writer

1981
Roma

Roma

Gore Vidal (uncredited)

1972
The Homosexuals

The Homosexuals

Self

1967
The Best Man

The Best Man

Delegate (uncredited)

1964
Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)

1959
Ritual in Transfigured Time

Ritual in Transfigured Time

Man (uncredited)

1946
Ten Year Old Boy Pilot

Ten Year Old Boy Pilot

Himself

1936