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"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn." "There is not one human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise."
— Gore Vidal
— Gore Vidal
Fiction
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"Williwaw: A Novel" [1946]
"The City and The Pillar: A Novel" [1948]
"The Judgment of Paris" [1952]
"Messiah" [1954]
"Myra Breckinridge" [1968]
"Two Sisters" [1970]
"Myron" [1974] sequel to "Myra Breckinridge"
"Kalki: A Novel" (1978]
 | "Three By Box: The Complete Mysteries of Edgar Box" [1978]
written by Gore Vidal under the pseudonym Edgar Box includes "Death In The Fifth Position" [1952], "Death Before Bedtime" [1953], and "Death Likes It Hot" [1954] Random House hardcover [8/78] out of print/used |
"Creation: A Novel" [1981; rev 2000]
"Duluth" [1983]
 | "Clouds and Eclipses: The Collected Short Stories" [2006]
The eight stories in "A Thirsty Evil" [1956], with the addition of the previously-unpublished title story Carroll & Graf 8x5½ pb [7/2006] for $11.86 |
Historical Fiction by Gore Vidal
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"Julian: A Novel" [1964]
"Live From Golgotha: The Gospel According To Gore Vidal" [1992]
"The Smithsonian Institution: A Novel" [1998]
'Narratives of Empire' Series
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"Burr: A Novel" [1973]: covering the years 1776 to 1805 Vintage 8x5¼ pb [5/2000] for $10.85 Ballantine Books mass pb [5/96] out of print/many used Tandem Library 8½x5¼ hardcover [2/2000] for $26.20 |
"Lincoln: A Novel" (1984]: covering the years 1861 to 1865
"1876" [1976]: covering the years 1875 to 1877
"Empire" [1987]: covering the years 1898 to 1907
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"Hollywood: A Novel of America In The 1920s" [1990]
covering the years 1917 to 1923 Ballantine pb [2/91] out of print/used Vintage 8x5¼ pb [8/2000] for $10.50 Modern Library 7¾x5 hardcover [2/99] out of print/used Random House ABR audio [3/90] out of stock/used |
"Washington D.C.: A Novel" [1967]: covering the years 1937 to the early 1950s
"The Golden Age: A Novel" [2000]: covering the years 1939 to 1950
Non-Fiction by Gore Vidal
"Imperial America: Reflections On The United States of Amnesia" [2004]
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"Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson" [2003]
Yale Univ Press 8x5 pb [8/2004] for $11.20 Yale Univ Press 8¼x5¾ hardcover [11/2003] for $22.00 |
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"Perpetual War For Perpetual Peace: How We Got To Be So Hated" [2002]
Thunder's Mouth Press 7.6x5 pb [3/2002] for $8.00 |
"Dreaming War: Blood For Oil and The Cheney-Bush Junta" [2002]
"The Last Empire: Essays, 1992-2000" [2001]
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"The Essential Gore Vidal" [1999] Edited by Fred Kaplan includes 26 essays, excerpts from 12 novels, and full texts of "The Best Man" [1960] & "Myra Breckinridge" [1968] Abacus 7¾x5 pb [10/2000] out of print/used Random House 10x6¾ hardcover [1/99] out of print/many used |
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"The American Presidency" [1998]
Odonian Press mass pb [9/98] for $8.00 |
"United States: Essays, 1952–1992" [1993]
"Decline and Fall of The American Empire" [1992]
"Screening History" [1992]
"At Home: Essays, 1982-1988" [1988]
"The Second American Revolution" [1982]
Stage Plays & Other Works
Gore Vidal's credits at Internet Broadway Database
"A Visit To A Small Planet" [1957]: Broadway credits
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"The Best Man" playscript [1960] by Gore Vidal
Dramatists Play Service 7¾x5 pb [1/98] for $7.50 Little, Brown hardcover [1960] out of print/used credits at Internet Broadway Database: 1960-61 • 2000 revival |
"Romulus" [1962]: Broadway credits
"Weekend" [1968]: Broadway credits
"Drawing Room Comedy" [1970]
"An Evening With Richard Nixon" [1972]: Broadway credits
"In Masks Outrageous and Austere" [2008]
News item September 2007: Vidal is at work completing an unfinished play by his friend Tennessee Williams [1911-83].
The play is about cutthroat corporate society; Peter Bogdanovich is set to direct the play on Broadway.
Films By Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal credits at Internet Movie Database
explore videos/DVDs by Gore Vidal
"The Catered Affair" [1956]
"The Left Handed Gun"
[Warner Bros. May 1958]
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James Dean was cast as the rebellious teenage outlaw, but died in a car crash; young cowhand Billy vows revenge when his peaceful rancher boss is murdered, escalating the Lincoln County War.
Directed by Arthur Penn; script by Leslie Stevens, from the play by Gore Vidal; starring Paul Newman {as Billy The Kid}, John Dehner {as Garrett}, Denver Pyle, James Congdon, James Best, Hurd Hatfield & Lita Milan
Warner b&w VHS [1/94] out of prodn/many used full credits from IMDb DVD available only as part of Paul Newman Boxed Set [2006] Warner DVD box set [11/2006] 7 disks for $29.99 |
"Suddenly, Last Summer" [1959]
"Visit To A Small Planet" [1960]
Gore Vidal's "The Best Man"
[United Artists April 1964]
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Five men vie for the presidential nomination within a party in disarray.
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner; script by Gore Vidal, based on his 1960 Broadway play; starring Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams, Margaret Leighton, Shelley Berman, Lee Tracy [Oscar nom], Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond. Kevin McCarthy, Richard Arlen & [blacklistee] John Henry Faulk M.G.M. b&w VHS [9/98] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
"Is Paris Burning?" [1966]
"Last of The Mobile Hot Shots" [1970]
"Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge" [1970]
"Caligola / Caligula" [Italy Aug 1979, USA Feb 1980]
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The aging Emperor Tiberius summons his adopted grandson, called Caligula, to Capri, and is murdered. The new Emperor begins as a popular ruler, but soon becomes a raging tyrant. The film revels in the supposed licentious behavior of the Roman aristocracy, with the extended version containing hardcore footage unrelated to the original scenario. Vidal sued to have his name removed from the credits.
Produced by Penthouse Films (Bob Guccione); directed by Tinto Brass & Giancarlo Lui; screenplay by Gore Vidal; starring Malcolm McDowell {as Caligula}, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Helen Mirren, Guido Mannari, Adriana Asti, Bruno Brive, Giancarlo Badessi, Paolo Bonacelli, Teresa Ann Savoy, Osiride Pevarello, John Steiner, Mirella D'Angelo, Leopoldo Trieste & Davide The Horse
Image Ent. Imperial Edition widescreen color DVD set [10/2007] 3 disks for $34.99 Image Ent. Unrated Edition widescreen color DVD [10/2007] for $19.99 full credits from IMDb |
"A Documentary On The Making of Gore Vidal's Caligula" [1981]
included in the 3-disk box set
"Trailer For A Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula" [5-minute short 2005]
"Dress Gray" [1986 TV]
"Gore Vidal's Lincoln" [1988]
"Gore Vidal's Billy The Kid" TV movie [May 1989]
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Lavish production that concentrates more on the relationships than on action.
Directed by William A. Graham, script by Gore Vidal; starring Val Kilmer {as Billy The Kid), Duncan Regehr {as Garrett}, Rene Auberjonois, Wilford Brimley, Julie Carmen & Tom Everett Warner color VHS [3/93] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
"Gore Vidal's American Presidency" [1996 TV mini-series]
Works About Gore Vidal
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"Views From A Window: Conversations With Gore Vidal" [1980] Edited by Robert J. Stanton & Gore Vidal Lyle Stuart/Carol 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/80] out of print/many used |
"Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No" documentary film [Feb 1984]
"Gore Vidal's Gore Vidal" [BBC TV movie 1995]
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"Palimpsest: A Memoir" [1995]
Penguin 8¼x5½ pb [9/96] for $11.56 Random House 9¾x7 hardcover [10/95] out of print/many used |
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"Gore Vidal: A Biography" [1999] by Fred Kaplan Anchor 8x5¼ pb [10/2000] out of print/used Doubleday 9½x6½ hardcover [10/99] out of print/many used |
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"Conversations With Gore Vidal" [2005] Edited by Richard Peabody & Lucinda Ebersole Univ Press of MS 9x6 pb [2/2005] for $15.60 Univ Press of MS 9x6 hardcover [2/2005] for $50.00 |
 | "Point To Point Navigation: A Memoir" [2006]
Vintage 8x5 pb [10/2007] for $10.17 Doubleday 9x6¼ hardcover [11/2006] for $17.16 |
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