Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Gore Vidal across 4 places, from 1966 to 2003.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born Eugene Louis Vidal, October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his cynical epigrammatic wit.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Gore Vidal is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Gore Vidal was documented, and when
November 1966month
Italyattested“In November 1966, Vidal, then living in Italy, rented Edgewater to William vanden Heuvel, a lawyer, aide to Robert F.”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
1976year
New Yorkattested“In a 1976 overview of postmodern fiction published in The New York Review of Books, Vidal criticized what he called the "University Novel", contrasting novels written to be read with those "written to be taught." He partly blamed the ris…”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
2003year
Outpost Estates, Los Angelesattested“In 2003, as his health declined, Vidal sold La Rondinaia, and he and Austen returned to live at their villa in Outpost Estates, Los Angeles.”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
November 2003month
Rock Creek Cemeteryattested“Vidal said the secret to his long relationship with Austen was that they did not have sex with each other: "It's easy to sustain a relationship when sex plays no part, and impossible, I have observed, when it does." Austen died in Novemb…”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
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February 1939month
Washington Cathedralmentioned“The baptismal ceremony was effected so he "could be confirmed [into the Episcopal faith]" at the Washington Cathedral, in February 1939, as "Eugene Luther Gore Vidal".”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
1 March 1945exact date
Battle of Iwo Jimamentioned“Albans classmate James Trimble III, who was killed in the Battle of Iwo Jima on March 1, 1945, and was the only person Vidal ever loved.”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
1950year
Everard Bathsmentioned“On Labor Day 1950, Gore Vidal met Howard Austen at the Everard Baths in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
1950year
New Yorkmentioned“On Labor Day 1950, Gore Vidal met Howard Austen at the Everard Baths in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
1950year
New York Citymentioned“On Labor Day 1950, Gore Vidal met Howard Austen at the Everard Baths in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
1950year
Barrytownmentioned“In 1950, he bought the riverfront Edgewater estate in Barrytown, New York, at his friend Alice Astor Bouverie's recommendation.”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
1968year
Americamentioned“During a moment of crosstalk while discussing the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests, the pair argued about freedom of speech—specifically, the legality of protesters' displaying a Viet Cong flag in America—Vidal snapped at Buc…”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
1969year
New Yorkmentioned“In 1969, Vidal sold Edgewater to New York financier Richard Jenrette for $125,000.”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
1972year
Italymentioned“In the 1960s, Vidal migrated to Italy, where he befriended the film director Federico Fellini, for whom he appeared in a cameo role in the film Roma (1972).”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
1972year
Ravellomentioned“In 1972, Vidal purchased the Italian villa La Rondinaia ("The Swallow's Nest") in Ravello, on the Amalfi coast.”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
1993year
Texasmentioned“Murrah Federal Building as an act of revenge for the FBI's Waco massacre (1993) at the Branch Davidian Compound in Texas, believing that the U.S.”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
1997year
Germanymentioned“In 1997, Vidal was one of 34 public intellectuals and celebrities who joined a publicity campaign waged by Scientologists against the German government, signing an open letter addressed to German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, published in the…”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
2007 to 2012period
Louisianamentioned“In 2007, while discussing 9/11 conspiracy theories that might explain the "who?" and the "why?" of the September 11 attacks, Vidal said: In the American Conservative article "My Pen Pal Gore Vidal" (2012), Bill Kauffman wrote that Vidal'…”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
2009year
United Statesmentioned“In a 2009 interview with The Times of London, Vidal said there soon would be a dictatorship in the United States.”source: Wikipedia: Gore Vidal
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