Constellation Similarity Assertions
Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012
Gore Vidal was born in 1925 to Eugene Vidal and Nina Gore Vidal. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire in 1943 and went on to serve in the Reserve Corps of the U.S. Army and as an officer in the Army Transportation Corps in the Aleutian Islands. Vidal published eight novels between 1946 and 1954 including The Judgment of Paris, Messiah, and The City and the Pillar, the latter among the first overtly gay novels in the history of American fiction. He published three mystery novels under the pen name of Edgar Box: Death in the Fifth Position, Death before Bedtime, and Death Likes it Hot. Vidal turned to writing scripts for television, including the original teleplay Visit to a Small Planet (later adapted into a Broadway play). Other of his credits include The Catered Affair, I Accuse!, and Suddenly Last Summer, as well as work on the script of Ben Hur. His acting credits include such films as Bob Roberts.
From the description of Judgment of Paris manuscript page, 1951. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 285613994
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