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Plimpton was made an officier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and a chevalier of the Legion of Honour, and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. [19] An oral biography, George, Being George was edited by Nelson W. Aldrich Jr., and released on October 21, 2008.
Apr 9, 2014 · George Plimpton (1927–2003) was the editor of The Paris Review from its founding in 1953 until his death in 2003. A graduate of Harvard University and Kings College, Cambridge, Plimpton was ...
George Arthur Plimpton in the 1870s. George Arthur Plimpton (July 13, 1855 – July 1, 1936) [1] [2] was an American publisher and philanthropist.
Sep 29, 2003 · On Sept. 26, George Plimpton died in his sleep, at the age of 76. Plimpton was a writer-raconteur and dilettante in the best sense of the word: He...
George Plimpton was born on 18 March 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Good Will Hunting (1997), Nixon (1995) and Just Cause (1995). He was married to Sara Whitehead Dudley and Freddy Medora Espy.
Sep 28, 2003 · George Plimpton, who died last week at his town house, on East Seventy-second Street near the river, was a serious man of serious accomplishments who just happened to have more fun than a van...
George Plimpton was the editor of The Paris Review from its founding in 1953 until his death in 2003. A graduate of Harvard University and King’s College, Cambridge, Plimpton was recruited to Paris by Peter Matthiessen in 1952 and signed on to the project shortly thereafter.
George Plimpton was born on 18 March 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Good Will Hunting (1997), Nixon (1995) and Just Cause (1995). He was married to Sara Whitehead Dudley and Freddy Medora Espy.
Dec 23, 2008 · George Plimpton was a literary man about town who did it all, from co-founding The Paris Review to boxing (and dribbling and quarterbacking) with the pros.
Sep 26, 2003 · Author and literary patron George Plimpton -- who carved his own artistic niche by making literature out of non-literary pursuits -- died Thursday at his New York City home. He was 76.