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Person Detail: George Plimpton
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| Full Name: George Plimpton | ||
| Biography: (1927-2003) Writer, editor. George Plimpton was born in New York City, taught at Barnard, edited the "Paris Review," and died at his home on East 72nd Street. George Plimpton co-founded the important literary journal "Paris Review," and wrote articles and books on his many and varied experiences: among other things, he quarterbacked for the Detroit Lions and boxed with Archie Moore. His books include "Paper Lion" (1966), "Shadow Box," and a series of interviews in the "Paris Review" and elsewhere. His works of oral history include "Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career," and "Edie," a biography of Edie Sedgwick, which he compiled with Jean Stein. |
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| 1927 |
New York County George Plimpton was born in New York City, New York in 1927. |
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| 2003 |
New York County George Plimpton died at his home on East 72nd Street in New York City in 2003. |
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| 1966 |
(Unknown) County Paper Lion Nonfiction. |
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| 1961 |
(Unknown) County Out Of My League (Pub: Harper & Bros. ISBN: ) Nonfiction. |
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| 1968 |
(Unknown) County The Bogey Man (Pub: Harper & Row. ISBN: ) Nonfiction. |
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| 1988 |
(Unknown) County Open Net (Pub: W W Norton & Co Inc. ISBN: ) Nonfiction. |
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| 1973 |
(Unknown) County Mad Ducks and Bears (Pub: Random House. ISBN: ) Nonfiction. |
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| 1995 |
(Unknown) County The X Factor: A Quest for Excellence (Pub: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN: ) Nonfiction. |
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| 1977 |
(Unknown) County One More July: A Football Dialogue with Bill Curry Nonfiction. |
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| 1987 |
(Unknown) County The Curious Case of Sidd Finch Novel. |
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| 1997 |
(Unknown) County Truman Capote, In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career Nonfiction. |
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| 1984 |
(Unknown) County Fireworks Nonfiction. |
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New York County Plimpton taught at Barnard College in Manhattan, New York. |
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New York County Plimpton attended Saint Bernard's School in Manhattan, New York. |
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