Gore Vidal
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Gore Vidal Net Worth

Gore Vidal was an iconic American author, playwright, screenwriter, and social critic born on October 3, 1925 in West Point, NY. He is best known for his socially-themed novel, Myra Breckinridge, and the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning film, Ben-Hur. His works have been praised for their insight into American culture and politics.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day October 3, 1925
Birth Place West Point, NY
Age 95 YEARS OLD
Died On Jul 31, 2012 (age 86)
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $30 million (2024)

About

Iconoclastic American author, Playwright, Screenwriter and social critic. His most famous works include the socially-themed novel, Myra Breckinridge, and the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning film, Ben-Hur.

Before Fame

He attended the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. He rebelled against his peers and his social class, however, by choosing to enlist in the U.S. Army instead of attending an Ivy League college.

Trivia

In addition to being a Writer and a political Activist, he was known as the arch enemy of political intellectual and author, Normal Mailer.

Family Life

He was the only child of Eugene Luther Vidal and Nina Gore. In his adulthood, Gore Vidal had numerous partners of both sexes and had a long-lasting and, he claimed, sexless, relationship with Howard Austen.

Associated With

He was briefly engaged to Joanne Woodward, before she married Paul Newman.

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