Prolific, Elegant, Acerbic Writer

uthor and playwright Gore Vidal has passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 86, leaving behind him a literary body of work spanning several decades and touching upon such issues as sexuality, pop culture and (mostGore Vidal, the elegant, acerbic all-around man of letters who presided with a certain relish over what he declared to be the end of American civilization, died on Tuesday at his home in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, where he moved inHere are some fast facts on celebrated author Gore Vidal, who died Tuesday: Personal: * Birth date: October 3, 1925 * Birth place: West

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