RIP - Gore Vidal

[xoffender45]

RIP - Gore Vidal#1

Posted: 8/1/12 at 12:04am

Not seeing this posted anywhere, but his official twitter confirmed Gore Vidal passed away today, July 31st

[xoffender45]

RIP - Gore Vidal#2

Posted: 8/1/12 at 12:05am

Here's the link to the tweet
@Gorevidalnow

[jv92]

RIP - Gore Vidal#2

Posted: 8/1/12 at 12:07am

Candlelight vigil in front of the Schoenfeld anyone?

In any event, that's too bad to hear.

[gwapnisky]

RIP - Gore Vidal#3

Posted: 8/1/12 at 12:11am

Here's the Link
Writer Gore Vidal, 86, has died

[showchoirguy]

RIP - Gore Vidal#4

Posted: 8/1/12 at 12:22am

They are definitely dimming the lights tomorrow.

[jv92]

RIP - Gore Vidal#5

Posted: 8/1/12 at 12:25am

As they should. As this current revival proves, THE BEST MAN is a very solid play. He was an articulate original and will be missed.

[Will42]

RIP - Gore Vidal#6

Posted: 8/1/12 at 4:47am

I think its very symbolic and satisfying to die while your play is enjoying a very successful run on Broadway.

R.I.P., Sir.

[CarlosAlberto]

RIP - Gore Vidal#7

Posted: 8/1/12 at 5:13am

RIP Gore Vidal you were a legend in your own time.

[JeanGudio]

RIP - Gore Vidal#8

Posted: 8/1/12 at 5:33am

He will be missed

[broadwayrob]

RIP - Gore Vidal#9

Posted: 8/1/12 at 5:58am

Definitely brought a tear to my eye. Being that I'm a little "crazy" about politics... he was always one of the most well-informed people I have ever heard speak on the topic. He was a BRILLIANT mind, and there will be NO ONE who can replace him.

anything you do let it come from you and it will be new.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

RIP - Gore Vidal#10

Posted: 8/1/12 at 8:34am

He was the last of the legendary "monstres sacre: Tennesse Williams, Truman Capote, Gore Vidal. from RC in Austin, Texas

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)

[Quiche2]

RIP - Gore Vidal#11

Posted: 8/1/12 at 9:10am

This is truly a shame. He did some great work, and he will me forever missed. But does this mean BEST MAN is gonna close or something?

Theatre is my life. No one can take that away from me.

[PalJoey]

RIP - Gore Vidal#12

Posted: 8/1/12 at 9:29am

Gore revoir, Mr. V,

[PalJoey]

RIP - Gore Vidal#13

Posted: 8/1/12 at 9:29am

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Updated On: 8/1/12 at 09:29 AM

[newintown]

RIP - Gore Vidal#14

Posted: 8/1/12 at 9:51am

Absolutely one of the best thinkers of the past century.

[aaronb]

RIP - Gore Vidal#15

Posted: 8/1/12 at 10:04am

Nice piece in the Times about him.
Prolific, Elegant, Acerbic Writer

[Playbilly]

RIP - Gore Vidal#16

Posted: 8/1/12 at 10:12am

A great person, and great writer. The man changed my life. Sorry that he's passed.

"Through The Sacrifice You Made, We Can't Believe The Price You Paid..For Love!"

[finebydesign]

RIP - Gore Vidal#17

Posted: 8/1/12 at 10:29am

"Not seeing this posted anywhere, but his official twitter confirmed Gore Vidal passed away today, July 31st"

Seriously? A prolific legend like Gore Vidal reduced to 140 characters or less! I can't bring myself to read that tweet.

[mallardo]

RIP - Gore Vidal#18

Posted: 8/1/12 at 12:03pm

I saw him last year exiting Customs at LAX - looking very frail in a wheelchair. I mustered my courage and went over to him to tell him how much his work meant to me. He smiled and said thank you. He was my hero.

Faced with these Loreleis, what man can moralize!

[Borstalboy]

RIP - Gore Vidal#19

Posted: 8/1/12 at 12:28pm

He was a maddeningly uneven but often brilliant writer.

Best books you should read: JULIAN, BURR, MYRA BRECKENRIDGE, and his memoir PALIMPSEST.

RIP

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” ~ Muhammad Ali

[Playbilly]

RIP - Gore Vidal#20

Posted: 8/13/12 at 3:05pm

Bumping this to tell folks about memorial service:

A public celebration will be held on Broadway to honor the literary and theatrical career of Gore Vidal from 12-1 PM on Thursday, August 23, 2012, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street), currently home to the Tony-nominated revival of Gore Vidals The Best Man, which concludes its limited engagement on Sunday, September 9, 2012.

Friends and admirers from film, television and theatre will present selections of Vidals famous works, as well as share personal remembrances and stories.

The event is open to the public with seating designated on a first come first served basis.

"Through The Sacrifice You Made, We Can't Believe The Price You Paid..For Love!"

Updated On: 8/14/12 at 03:05 PM

[MrMidwest]

RIP - Gore Vidal#21

Posted: 8/13/12 at 4:26pm

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gore-vidal-why-hollywood-owes-a-debt-gratitiude-360536

"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter