Myra Breckenridge

Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies

Gore Vidal, the author, playwright, politician and commentator whose novels, essays, plays and opinions were stamped by his immodest wit and unconventional wisdom, his nephew said on Tuesday. Vidal died at his home in the Hollywood Hills at about 6:45 pm on Tuesday of complications from pneumonia, Burr Steers said. Vidal had been living alone in th...