Gore Vidal's Life in PhotosRememberingA look back at the celebrated writer's long, controversial and glamorous career.The Daily BeastUpdated Jul. 13, 2017 9:55PM ET / Published Aug. 01, 2012 10:53AM ET AP Photo (3) ; Getty Images Gore Vidal, 1921-2012AP Photo (3) ; Getty Images 1957Bettmann / Corbis 1950AP Photo 1955CBS / Landov 1957Pictorial Parade / Getty Images 1959Bettmann / Corbis 1960AP Photo 1961Anthony Camerano / AP Photo 1971AP Photo 1976Frank Carroll, NBCU Photo Bank / Getty Images 1978CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images 1986AP Photo 1993Ron Frehm / AP Photo 2004Franco Origlia / Getty Images Gore Vidal, 1925-2012Ulf Anderen / Getty Images
Gore Vidal, 1921-2012AP Photo (3) ; Getty Images 1957Bettmann / Corbis 1950AP Photo 1955CBS / Landov 1957Pictorial Parade / Getty Images 1959Bettmann / Corbis 1960AP Photo 1961Anthony Camerano / AP Photo 1971AP Photo 1976Frank Carroll, NBCU Photo Bank / Getty Images 1978CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images 1986AP Photo 1993Ron Frehm / AP Photo 2004Franco Origlia / Getty Images Gore Vidal, 1925-2012Ulf Anderen / Getty Images