![]() ![]() ![]() Our conversation ranged widely, covering everything from Ted Kennedy, to the Polanski scandal, to the sexual exploits of Bill Clinton, and the relative merits of Obama vs. (The first time, he sported a varsity-football-style jacket, bearing patches of the characters from The Simpsons, on which he once made a guest appearance.) The book concludes with photos of his future burial plot beside his longtime companion, Howard Auster, at D.C.’s Rock Creek Cemetery.Įager for his thoughts on Obama’s presidency and a range of other topics, I caught up with Vidal twice this month at his home in Hollywood. ![]() Buckley Jr., and his friendships with Eleanor Roosevelt, JFK, and Tennessee Williams, among others. Snapshots in History’s Glare, a new memoir by Vidal released this month, renews interest in this American literary and cultural icon-offering readers a pictorial look at his singular life, from his youth in the political and social circles of Washington, to his service in World War II, his expat years in Guatemala and Europe, his emergence as a major novelist, his decades writing scripts in Hollywood, his forays into politics, his infamous feud with William F. At age 83, Gore Vidal remains a sharp provocateur, as irascible and irreverent as ever. ![]()
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