GORE VIDAL, American author, social commentator and playwright whose caustic wit and battles with fellow writers and the establishment was legendary. He was 86.
FILE - This 1977 file photo shows author Gore Vidal. Vidal died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 86.
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2009 file photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, author and essayist Gore Vidal delivers the keynote presentation during the first session of the 2...
