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Title
Gore Vidal interview
Creator
Vidal, Gore, 1925-
Contributor
Martinson, Connie
Publication Information
The Drucker Institute
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Connie Martinson Talks Books
Rights Information
All rights are retained by The Drucker Institute. For permission to use this item, contact The Drucker Institute, https://www.drucker.institute/about/drucker-archives/
Description
Gore Vidal discusses his book, “Point to Point Navigation.” He begins by explaining that the book is a memoir of his life as a novelist, essayist, critic, and controversialist. Included in his memoir are his memories of Jack and Jacqueline Kennedy, Tennessee Williams, Eleanor Roosevelt, Orson Welles, Greta Garbo, and many more. Also in this interview he shares his memories and feelings of the illness and death of his partner, Howard Austen.
Type
moving image
Format
video/f4v
00:27:21
Identifier
cmt00108
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cmt/id/145
Language
English
Subject
Authors, American - 20th century - Biography
Vidal, Gore, 1925-
Time Period
Twentieth century
Twenty-first century
Source
Betacam tape
Relation
Connie Martinson Talks Books - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cmt

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