George Plimpton (1927–2003)
Autor/a de Truman Capote
Sobre l'autor
George Ames Plimpton was born March 18, 1927. He was educated first at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, and then spent four years at Harvard majoring in English and editing the Harvard Lampoon, followed by two at King's College, Cambridge. Before he left for Cambridge, he served as a tank mostra'n més driver in Italy for the U.S. Army from 1945 through 1948. After graduation, at about 27 years of age, Plimpton went with his friends to Paris. There they founded the Paris Review in 1953 and published poetry and short story writers and did interviews. In the '50s, Plimpton and staff came to New York, where they kept the Review going for half a century. The Review has published over 150 issues. Plimpton also served as a volunteer for Robert Kennedy's 1968 presidential run and was walking in front of him as the candidate was assassinated in the kitchen of a Los Angeles hotel. Plimpton was known as a "participatory journalist". In order to research his books and articles, he quarterbacked in a pre-season NFL game, pitched to several all-stars (retiring Willie Mays and Richie Ashburn) in an exhibition prior to Baseball's 1959 All-Star game, performed as a trapeze artist for the Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus, and fought boxers Archie Moore and Sugar Ray Robinson. Plimpton was alson known by the nickname the Prince of Cameos for the amount of work he did in films, playing small parts and screenwriting. He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2002. Within a month of the academy induction, the French made him a Chevalier, the Legion of Honor's highest rank. The Guild, an arts organization based on Long Island, gave him a lifetime achievement award. Plimpton was also a member of PEN; the Pyrotechnics Guild International; the National Football League Alumni Association; and the Mayflower Descendants Society. In 2003, Plimpton decided to write his memoirs, signing a $750,000 deal with Little, Brown and Co. Before he could finish, George Plimpton died, on September 26, 2003 of natural causes at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Obres de George Plimpton
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The Paris Review 68 1976 Winter 3 exemplars
Ernest Hemingway, The Art of Fiction No. 21 3 exemplars
The Paris Review 108 1988 Fall 3 exemplars
The Paris Review 30 1963 Summer-Fall — Editor — 3 exemplars
The Paris Review 19 1958 Summer — Editor — 2 exemplars
The Paris Review 37 1966 Spring — Editor — 2 exemplars
The Paris Review 34 1965 Spring-Summer — Editor — 2 exemplars
The Paris Review 81 1981 Fall — Editor — 2 exemplars
The Paris Review 64 1975 Winter — Editor — 2 exemplars
The Paris Review 155 2000 Summer — Editor — 2 exemplars
The Paris Review 121 1991 Winter — Editor — 2 exemplars
The Paris Review 112 1989 Winter — Editor — 2 exemplars
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THE AMERICAN LITERARY ANTHOLOGY / 2 The second annual collection of the best from literary magazines (1969) 2 exemplars
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The Paris Review #167: 50th Anniversary Edition 1 exemplars
The Paris Review no. 173 : Shirley Hazzard 1 exemplars
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THE PARIS REVIEW 150, 45TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE 1 exemplars
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The Writer's Chapbook: A Compendium of Fact, Opinion, Wit, and Advice from the 20th Century's Preeminent… 1 exemplars
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Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Plimpton, George Ames
- Data de naixement
- 1927-03-18
- Data de defunció
- 2003-09-25
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- New York, New York, USA
- Lloc de defunció
- New York, New York, USA
- Causa de la mort
- heart attack
- Llocs de residència
- New York, New York, USA
- Educació
- Harvard University (BA|1950)
University of Cambridge (BA|1952) - Professions
- journalist
actor
editor
writer - Relacions
- Plimpton, Taylor (son)
- Organitzacions
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 2002)
United States Army (WWII)
The Paris Review
Sports Illustrated
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 230
- També de
- 21
- Membres
- 4,156
- Popularitat
- #6,052
- Valoració
- 3.8
- Ressenyes
- 54
- ISBN
- 202
- Llengües
- 4
- Preferit
- 1