Gore Vidal

Honors and Awards

YearAwardWork
1993 National Book Award for Nonfiction United States: Essays 1952-1992
1982 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism The Second American Revolution and Other Essays
1989 Ambassador Book Award for American Arts and Letters At Home: Essays 1982-1988
1978 Nominated - Nebula Award for Best Novel Kalki
1995 Nominated - Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's Biography/Autobiography Palimpsest: A Memoir
1993 Nominated - National Book Award for Nonfiction United States: Essays 1952-1992
1970 Nominated - National Book Award for Arts and Letters Reflections Upon a Sinking Ship
1974 Nominated - National Book Award for Fiction Burr
1979 Nominated - Locus Award for Best Novel Kalki
1960 Nominated - Tony Award for Best Play The Best Man
1965 Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama The Best Man
1986 Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Dress Gray
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Written works by Gore Vidal

TitlePublishedGenre
Burr 1973 History
Myra Breckinridge 1968 Novel
The City and the Pillar 1948 Novel
1876 1976 History
Lincoln 1984 Novel
The Smithsonian Institution 1998 Novel
Empire 1987 Novel
Washington, D.C. 1967 Novel
Kalki 1978 Novel
Julian 1964 Historical novel
Myron Science Fiction
Creation 1981 Historical novel
The Golden Age 2000 Historical novel
Live from Golgotha: The Gospel according to Gore Vidal 1992 Comedy
Messiah 1999 Thriller
Duluth Novel
Hollywood 1990 Novel
United States: Essays 1952-1992 Non-fiction
The Best Man
Imperial America
Armageddon?
Das ist nicht Amerika!
Death Before Bedtime
Season of Comfort
Great American Families
At Home: Essays 1982-1988 1989 Non-fiction
En Directo del Golgota
Una Memoria
Patria E Imperio
The United States
View From the Diners Club
Juliano - El Apostata
La mort l'aime chaud
The Best Man
Institucion Smithsoniana, La
Where Joy Resides
Dreaming War
Ewiger Krieg für ewigen Frieden. Wie Amerika den Hass erntet, den es gesät hat
Gore Vidal: Sexually Speaking
La Invencion de una Nacion
Ricardo Corazon de Leon
Sonando La Guerra
Clouds and Eclipses
Two Sisters
Imperio
A Search for the King
Death likes it hot
Williwaw
Julian. Roman
Sexualmente Hablando
Inventing a Nation
Three by Vidal
Death in Fifth Position
The Judgment of Paris
U S Essays 1952-92
Das goldene Zeitalter
Live for Golgotha
Berg and Vidal
Creacion
A Thirsty Evil
Weekend
City and Pillar
At Home
Matters of Fact&fiction
La Ciudad y El Pilar de Sal
Washington D.C
Dangerous Voyage
Verde Oscuro, Rojo Vivo/Dark Green, Bright Red
The Last Empire
Mesias
En Busca del Rey
The Best TV Plays
Dark Green, Bright Red
Point to Point Navigation
Hollywood
Three by Box
Death in the fifth position
Muerte en la quinta posición
Pink Triangle and Yellow Star and Other Essays
Bocksgesang. Antworten auf Fragen vor und nach dem 11. September
Palimpsest
MATERS FACT&FICTN V516
In a Yellow Wood
La Mort en cinquième position
El Juicio de Paris
Un garçon près de la rivière
The Second American Revolution and Other Essays 1982 Essay
Palimpsest: A Memoir 1995 Memoir
Sex is politics
Two Sisters
A Visit To A Small Planet
Weekend
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Gore Vidal quotes

  • Style is knowing who you are, what to say, and not giving a damn.

    - Gore Vidal
  • Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.

    - Gore Vidal
  • It makes no difference whom you vote for -- the two parties are really one party representing four percent of the people.

    - Gore Vidal
  • The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of those who do well what is not worth doing at all.

    - Gore Vidal
  • There is something about a bureaucrat that does not like a poem.

    - Gore Vidal

Movies with appearances by Gore Vidal

TitleReleasedRatedGenre
Salinger 2011 Documentary
Shrink 2009 R (USA) Indie film
Murder, Spies, & Voting Lies 2008 Documentary
Obscene 2007 Documentary
Why We Fight 2005 PG-13 (USA) Documentary
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern 2005 Documentary
The Peace! 2003 Documentary
Gattaca 1997 PG-13 (USA) Film noir
Shadow Conspiracy 1997 R (USA) Thriller
With Honors 1994 PG-13 (USA) Coming of age
Bob Roberts 1992 R (USA) Mockumentary
Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 Mystery
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Works by Gore Vidal adapted to film

The Best Man
The Best Man
Release date:April 5, 1964
Directed by:Franklin J. Schaffner
Genre:Black-and-white
Adapted from:The Best Man
Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge
Release date:June 24, 1970
Directed by:Mike Sarne
Genre:LGBT
Adapted from:Myra Breckinridge
Rated:R (USA)
Gore Vidal's Lincoln
Gore Vidal's Lincoln
Release date:March 27, 1988
Directed by:Lamont Johnson
Genre:Historical drama
Adapted from:Lincoln

Personal relationships of Gore Vidal

Howard Austen
Howard Austen
Relationship type:Domestic partnership
Together:1950 - November 2003

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Which school did Gore Vidal attend?
  • A:
    Gore Vidal went to Phillips Exeter Academy.
  • Q:
    In which television program did Gore Vidal play a guest role?
  • A:
    He joined "The Simpsons" in one of the show's episodes.
  • Q:
    Which book titles have been written by author, Gore Vidal?
  • A:
    Well known written works include -
    - Myra Breckinridge
    - Creation
    - The Golden Age
    - The Smithsonian Institution
    - Myron
    - Kalki
    - Burr
  • Q:
    Where was Gore Vidal born?
  • A:
    Gore Vidal was born in West Point.
  • Q:
    Who is credited for their influence on Gore Vidal?
  • A:
    Thomas Mann, Henry James, Mark Twain, Michel de Montaigne and Apuleius influenced Gore Vidal.
  • Q:
    What is Gore Vidal quoted as saying?
  • A:
    One notable quote is, "The last best hope of earth, two trillion dollars in debt, is spinning out of control, and all we can do is stare at a flickering cathode-ray tube as Ollie answers questions on TV while the press, resolutely irrelevant as ever, asks politicians if they have committed adultery. From V-J Day 1945 to this has been, my fellow countrymen, a perfect nightmare."
  • Q:
    For which awards has Gore Vidal been nominated?
  • A:
    Award nominations include:
    - Nebula Award for Best Novel for the book "Kalki"
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