Vidal graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire in 1943 and served in the U.S. He was also an actor and wrote for television, film, and the stage. Gore Vidal, original name Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, Jr., (born October 3, 1925, West Point, New York, U.S.-died July 31, 2012, Los Angeles, California), prolific American novelist and essayist who was as well known for his outspoken political opinions and his witty and satirical observations as he was for his irreverent and intellectually adroit fiction.

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