Person Detail: George Plimpton

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General Information:
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.
Author's Timeline:
1927		New York County George Plimpton was born in New York City, New York in 1927.
2003		New York County George Plimpton died at his home on East 72nd Street in New York City in 2003.
1966		(Unknown) County Paper Lion Nonfiction.
1961		(Unknown) County Out Of My League (Pub: Harper & Bros. ISBN: ) Nonfiction.
1968		(Unknown) County The Bogey Man (Pub: Harper & Row. ISBN: ) Nonfiction.
1988		(Unknown) County Open Net (Pub: W W Norton & Co Inc. ISBN: ) Nonfiction.
1973		(Unknown) County Mad Ducks and Bears (Pub: Random House. ISBN: ) Nonfiction.
1995		(Unknown) County The X Factor: A Quest for Excellence (Pub: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN: ) Nonfiction.
1977		(Unknown) County One More July: A Football Dialogue with Bill Curry Nonfiction.
1987		(Unknown) County The Curious Case of Sidd Finch Novel.
1997		(Unknown) County Truman Capote, In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career Nonfiction.
1984		(Unknown) County Fireworks Nonfiction.
?		New York County Plimpton taught at Barnard College in Manhattan, New York.
?		New York County Plimpton attended Saint Bernard's School in Manhattan, New York.