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  1. Vidal, Gore Vidal, Eugene Luther Vidalnoun

    United States writer (born in 1925)

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    Gore Vidal was an American writer and public intellectual, known for his prolific output in various genres including novels, plays, and essays. His works often dealt with contemporary political, social, and gender issues. Some of his most famous works include "The City and the Pillar," "Burr," and "Myra Breckinridge." Vidal was also known for his sharp wit, his criticism of American foreign policy, and his outspoken atheism. He was born in 1925 and passed away in 2012.

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  1. Gore Vidal

    Eugene Luther Gore Vidal was an American writer known for his essays, novels, screenplays, and Broadway plays. He was also known for his patrician manner and witty aphorisms. Vidal's grandfather was the U.S. Senator Thomas Gore of Oklahoma. Vidal was a lifelong Democrat; he ran for political office twice and was a longtime political commentator. As well known for his essays as his novels, Vidal wrote for The Nation, the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books and Esquire. Vidal's major subject was America, and through his essays and media appearances he was a longtime critic of American foreign policy. He developed this into a portrayal of the United States as a decaying empire from the 1980s onwards. He was also known for his well-publicized spats with such figures as Norman Mailer, William F. Buckley, Jr., and Truman Capote. His most widely regarded social novel was Myra Breckinridge; his best known historical novels included Julian, Burr, and Lincoln. His third novel, The City and the Pillar, outraged conservative critics as one of the first major American novels to feature unambiguous homosexuality. Vidal always rejected the terms of "homosexual" and "heterosexual" as inherently false, claiming that the vast majority of individuals had the potential to be pansexual. His screenwriting credits included the epic historical drama Ben-Hur, into which he claimed he had written a "gay subplot." Ben-Hur won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gore vidal in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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    The numerical value of gore vidal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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