Vidal
[vi-dahl]
- (Eugene Luther) Gore,1925–2012, U.S. novelist, essayist, and playwright.
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Contemporary Examples
“We see that Western countries are preparing themselves in case they have one or two cases,” said Vidal.
Vidal uses modern literary technique to bring period detail to life.
On the table was a picture of Jacqueline Kennedy with a dedication to Vidal, says Bastos.
For the first nine days after his death Nierras lit a candle next to a picture of Vidal.
Patty Dryden “could see the writing on the wall” for her friendship with Vidal.
Historical Examples
He begged Vidal to give him a word in pity of his loneliness.
Dreamers of the GhettoI. Zangwill
He promised to reinforce Vidal at once with three battalions of chasseurs.
1914John French, Viscount of Ypres
Vidal was, you see, a great poet and it was not proper to treat a great poet with indifference.
The Good SoldierFord Madox Ford
My dear Mr. Vidal, what is the use if half Cromer has been up here prying about?
The Place of DragonsWilliam Le Queux
"It's all right, Mr. Vidal," the youngest of the two doctors assured me.
The Place of DragonsWilliam Le Queux
Vidal
- Gore. 1925–2012 US novelist and essayist. His novels include Julian (1964), Myra Breckinridge (1968), Burr (1974), Lincoln (1984), and The Season of Conflict (1996)
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