Gore Vidal: References & Edit History
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Fred Kaplan, Gore Vidal (1999); Jay Parini, Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal (2015).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: PBS - American Masters - Gore Vidal. | Nov 07, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 29, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 27, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - CLASSIC LNL: Gore Vidal. | Jan 31, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBC.ca - Writer Gore Vidal (2011 Interview Encore). | Dec 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Gore Vidal. | Sep 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Bookclub - Gore Vidal - Point to Point Navigation. | Jan 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Telegraph - Gore Vidal: the man who knew everyone. | Nov 19, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Gore Vidal. | Dec 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - Biography of Gore Vidal. | Dec 09, 2022 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The New York Times - Gore Vidal Dies at 86; Prolific, Elegant, Acerbic Writer. | Mar 28, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Los Angeles Times - Gore Vidal Dies at 86; Iconoclastic Author. | Mar 28, 2017 | ||
| New bibliography added. | Sep 09, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academy of Achievement - Gore Vidal. | May 19, 2014 | ||
| Added photograph. | Apr 15, 2014 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 08, 2012 | ||
| Date and location of death added. | Aug 01, 2012 | ||
| Changed the publication of date of Burr from 1974 to 1973 and provided correct titles for The Second American Revolution and Other Essays (1976–82) and Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia. | May 24, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 12, 2010 | ||
| Added final three novels of the Narratives of Empire series, two essay collections, and two memoirs to article. | Nov 03, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Literary Encyclopedia - Biography of Gore Vidal. | May 25, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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