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- Vidal was baptized in January 1939, when he was 13 years old, by the headmaster of St. Albans School, where Vidal attended preparatory school.
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Vidal was baptized in January 1939, when he was 13 years old, by the headmaster of St. Albans School, where Vidal attended preparatory school. The baptismal ceremony was effected so he "could be confirmed [into the Episcopal faith]" at the Washington Cathedral, in February 1939, as "Eugene Luther Gore Vidal".
Eugene Louis Vidal was not baptized until January 1939, when he was 13 years old, by the headmaster of St. Albans school, where Vidal attended preparatory school. The baptismal ceremony was effected so that he "could be confirmed [into the Episcopal faith]" at the Washington Cathedral, in February 1939, as "Eugene Luther Gore Vidal".
Apr 27, 2022 · Eugene Louis Vidal was not baptized until January 1939, when he was 13 years old, by the headmaster of St. Albans school, where Vidal attended preparatory school. The baptismal ceremony was effected so that he "could be confirmed [into the Episcopal faith]" at the Washington Cathedral, in February 1939, as "Eugene Luther Gore Vidal".
- "Eugene Louis Vidal", "Eugene Luther Vidal"
- October 03, 1925
GORE VIDAL'S last name is his father's family name, his first his mother's. Born October 3, 1925, at West Point, New York, he was named, and thirteen years later baptized by the canon of...
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born 1925) was one of America's most prominent literary figures on the basis of an enormous quantity of work, including novels, essays, plays, and short stories. He was also well known to the public through frequent appearances on television opinion programs.
Jul 31, 2012 · He died 31 July 2012 in Hollywood, California at the age of 86. His remains were buried at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C. [5] What follows are excerpts from an obituary that was published in The Time Argus, Montpelier-Barre, Vermont, 2 August 2012: [6]
In his memoir, Palimpsest (1995), Vidal explained how his name changed from “Eugene Louis Vidal” to “Eugene Luther Vidal Jr.,” and later “Gore” was added during his christening in 1939. At 14, he dropped his first two names for a more distinct identity. Vidal got baptized at 13 in 1939 at St. Albans School, where he attended prep ...
