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George Plimpton

American journalist, writer, editor and actor

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American writer (1927–2003)

Born 1927
Died 2003

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  • Cover of: Paper Lion: Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback
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  • Cover of: The Paris Review Book: of Heartbreak, Madness, Sex, Love, Betrayal, Outsiders, Intoxication, War, Whimsy, Horrors, God, Death, Dinner, Baseball, Travels, the Art of Writing, and Everything Else in the World Since 1953
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  • Cover of: Out of My League: The Classic Hilarious Account of an Amateur's Ordeal in Professional Baseball

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  • Cover of: Shadow Box: An Amateur in the Ring
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  • Cover of: Truman Capote: in which various friends, enemies, acquaintances, and detractors recall his turbulent career
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  • Cover of: Open Net: A Professional Amateur in the World of Big-Time Hockey
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Photo of George Plimpton

American writer (1927–2003)

Born 1927
Died 2003

Subjects

Interviews, Authors, History and criticism, Biography, Authorship, Anecdotes, Authors, biography, Fiction, Football players, Sports, English literature, Football, biography, Modern Literature, Baseball, Detroit Lions (Football team), Fiction, humorous, general, Football, Humor, Literature, modern (collections), 20th century, American wit and humor, Baseball players, fiction, Baseball stories, Baseball, anecdotes, Boxers (sports), Boxing

Places

United States, Great Britain, New York (N.Y.)

People

George Plimpton, Hank Aaron (1934-), Alex Karras, Bill Curry (1942-), Caroline Kennedy (1957-), Edith Sedgwick, Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), Ernest Henry Shackleton Sir (1874-1922), George Bush (1924-), Grace Paley, John Cheever, John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), John Gordy, John Updike (1932-2009), Margaret Atwood, Marianne Moore, Maya Angelou, Raymond Carver, Robertson Davies, Truman Capote (1924-), Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1899-1977)

Time

20th century

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Alternative names

  • George PLIMPTON
  • GEORGE PLIMPTON

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
July 9, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import