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RIP Gore Vidal

Postby Bouncy Castle » Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:46 am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19074230

Authors are dropping like flies at the moment.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.

The rest of us are a bit crap.
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Re: RIP Gore Vidal

Postby pip » Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:06 am

RIP . I'll have to watch Ben Hur tonight . :(
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Re: RIP Gore Vidal

Postby Penfold » Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:08 am

RIP> :(
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Re: RIP Gore Vidal

Postby Tonyblack » Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:10 am

RIP :(
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Re: RIP Gore Vidal

Postby Jan Van Quirm » Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:15 am

RIP
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Re: RIP Gore Vidal

Postby ChristianBecker » Wed Aug 01, 2012 12:19 pm

RIP
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Re: RIP Gore Vidal

Postby Del » Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:37 pm

What a great loss. I discovered Gore Vidal as a teen watching an interview with him on TV and became a fan. Can't say I agree with everything he wrote but loved his attitude, loved his forthright talk back in an age when people were tentative to talk straight on American television.

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Re: RIP Gore Vidal

Postby jaznbonnie » Wed Aug 01, 2012 2:58 pm

RIP
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RIP Gore Vidal

Postby janet » Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:23 pm

Another monumentally talented writer has been visited by Death. Anyone's guess as to who came up with the best oneliner.
Here's a few to be going on with...........
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/au ... est-quotes
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