George Plimpton
American writer (1927-2003) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 76
George Ames Plimpton was an American writer. He is known for his sports writing, for helping found The Paris Review, as well as his patrician accent.
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Tom Hanks Also in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1991)
Anthony Hopkins Also in Nixon and Shortcut to Happiness
Jodie Foster Directed Little Man Tate (1992)
Alec Baldwin Produced Shortcut to Happiness (2003)
Oliver Stone Produced Nixon (1996)
Woody Harrelson Also in EDtv and L.A. Story
Ed Harris Also in Nixon and Just Cause
Warren Beatty Directed Reds (1982)
Ron Howard Produced EDtv (1999)
Brian De Palma Produced The Bonfire of the Vanities (1991)
Howard Hawks Produced Rio Lobo (1970)
José Ferrer Also in Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
Jerzy Kosiński Also in Reds and A Fool and His Money
Paul Sorvino Also in Reds and Nixon
Tobe Hooper Directed The Equalizer
Scott Rudin Produced Little Man Tate (1992)
Bridgette Wilson Also in Nixon and Just Visiting
Frances Sternhagen Also in Coney Island and The Donner Party
Kevin Dunn Also in Nixon and The Bonfire of the Vanities
Tony Musante Also in The Equalizer and The Detective
Brian Grazer Produced EDtv (1999)
Donald Petrie Directed The Equalizer
Whit Stillman Produced The Last Days of Disco (1999)
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He was known for "participatory journalism," including accounts of his active involvement in professional sporting events, acting in a Western, performing a comedy act at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and playing with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and then recording the experience from the point of view of an amateur.
