2003
George Plimpton, American writer and literary editor (born 1927)
George Plimpton, American writer and literary editor (born 1927)
George Plimpton, American writer and literary editor (born 1927)
George Plimpton
American writer (1927–2003)
- Died
- 2003
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. 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.
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