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Memorial Page for Gore Vidal
Oct 3, 1925 – Jul 31, 2012(86 years)Died in:Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County
American writer
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July 31st, 2026
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Gore Vidal (* October 3, 1925 in West Point; † July 31, 2012 in Hollywood Hills) was an american writer. He was 86 years old. His education included Phillips Exeter Academy, Sidwell Friends School and St. Albans School. His faith was atheism. He received 5 awards, including National Book Award, Edgar Awards. His cause of death was pneumonia. He was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Life Events
7 EventsBorn in West Point, Orange County
1925Edgar Awards
1955National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
1982Lucien Barrière Literary Award
1983National Book Award
1993National Book Award
2009Died in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County (pneumonia)
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- Nina S. Gore
- Eugene Luther Vidal
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Gore Vidal. Forever remembered.