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Gore Vidal, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (died 2012)

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Gore Vidal

American writer (1925–2012)

Eugene Luther Gore Vidal was an American writer and public intellectual known for his acerbic epigrammatic wit. His novels and essays interrogated the social and sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. Vidal was heavily involved in politics, and unsuccessfully sought…
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October 3

Day of the year

October 3 is the 276th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 89 days remain until the end of the year.
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