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Howard Austen (born Howard Auster; January 28, 1929 – September 22, 2003) was the longtime companion of American writer Gore Vidal. They were together for 53 years, until Austen's death.
Jul 11, 2017 · One of America’s sharpest personalities spent his last decade drunk and lonely, but remained fiery and lusty till the end. His friends, employees, and relatives recount.
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Howard Austen, his companion of 53 years, died of cancer in the same year. The two men had spent the previous 25 years in Ravello, near Naples, at Vidal's spectacular villa, La Rondinaia (The...
Aug 1, 2012 · Central to his life was Howard Austen, whom he met at the louche Everard Baths. Their relationship was always a companionable one – bedrock rather than bed – and the droll Austen...
Sep 21, 2005 · His partner of 55 years, Howard Austen, died two years ago and the house still seems heavy with grief, the walls lined with packing boxes, the lighting at dusk, gloomy.
Aug 2, 2012 · A tribute to Howard Austen, Vidal's life companion and a Jewish advertising copywriter who changed his name to sound more goyish. The article also explores Vidal's complex views on anti-Semitism, Israel, and homosexuality.
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Sep 30, 2003 · For Gore Vidal, it was Howard Austen, who died on Sept. 22 in Los Angeles of brain cancer at age 74. Unsung and largely invisible, such companions are the unacknowledged Enablers of our Great...
