| First Name | Gore |
| Last Name | Vidal |
| Full Name at Birth | Eugene Luther Vidal, Jr. |
| Age | 86 |
| Date of Birth | October 3, 1925 |
| Birthplace | West Point, NY |
| Height | 5' 11½" (182 cm) |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| Religion | Atheist |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | St. Albans School, Washington, DCPhillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH |
| Occupation Category | Author |
| Claim to Fame | Visit to a Small Planet |
Gore Vidal (born October 3, 1925) is an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and liberal political activist. Early in his career he wrote The City and the Pillar (1948), which outraged mainstream critics as one of the first major American novels to feature unambiguous homosexuality. He also ran for political office twice and served as a longtime political critic.
Selected Gore Vidal film and TV show credits: