The U.S. author, commentator and playwright Gore
Vidal has died at 86, news reports said.
Vidal died at home in Hollywood Tuesday from complications of
pneumonia, his nephew Burr Steers was quoted as saying by the Los
Angeles Times.
His writings covered both commentary and fiction, including 25
novels as well as many plays, essays and books on history, in
particular of the United States and its public figures.
He won the National Book Award in the US for his compilation
titled United States Essays, 1952-1992.
His acerbic observations on current and cultural affairs also made
him a high-profile and sometimes controversial commentator with
several running feuds with politicians and other celebrities.
"I'm exactly as I appear," he said. "There is no warm, lovable
person inside. Beneath my cold exterior, once you break the ice, you
find cold water."
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