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Gore Vidal (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)

Biography

Gore Vidal, named Eugene Luther Vidal at birth, was born on October 3, 1925, at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. His father, Eugene Vidal, was an instructor in the new science of aeronautics; he later founded airlines and in the 1930's was director of air commerce for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Gore's mother, Nina, was the beautiful and socially prominent daughter of Oklahoma senator Thomas P. Gore.

Soon after Gore's birth, his family moved to Washington, D.C., and lived with his grandfather. Senator Gore was blind; in exchange...

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