Gore Vidal

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Hollywood Has a Secret LGBT History. We Shouldn’t Dismiss It

Some critics dismiss the value of stories about the private lives of Hollywood’s gay stars of yore. But those stories are crucial to understanding the truth of who they were.

William J. Mann

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FALLOUT

What It’s Like to Star in Kevin Spacey’s Canceled Movie

Michael Stuhlbarg played Kevin Spacey’s lover in the Gore Vidal biopic that was canceled while in post-production in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against Spacey.

Kevin Fallon

Passions

The Hollywood Pimp Who Fixed Up Gore Vidal and Rock Hudson

Gore Vidal and Scotty Bowers were friends for over 60 years. Bowers, the star of a new documentary, fixed Vidal up with ‘trade,’ as well as stars like Rock Hudson and Tyrone Power.

Tim Teeman

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History

Inside the Sex Secrets of Kevin Spacey’s Gore Vidal Movie

When Netflix said it would not release ‘Gore,’ the Gore Vidal biopic, it may have been due not just to the Kevin Spacey scandal but its connection to Vidal’s sex with younger men.

Tim Teeman

Another World

Gore Vidal’s Cliffside Palace of Sex, Scandal, and Celebrity

Susan Sarandon found out she was pregnant by the pool. Princess Margaret visited. Now Kevin Spacey will play Vidal in a biopic set in Rome and Vidal’s Italian home, La Rondinaia.

Tim Teeman

Mystery Man

The ‘Degenerate’ Genius of Gore Vidal

Noted author, TV talk show habitue, Gore Vidal was first and last a cat who walked by himself. Biographer—and friend—Jay Parini talks about the difficulty of seeing Vidal plainly.

Ronald K. Fried