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George Ames Plimpton (March 18, 1927 ... Plimpton [2] was born in New York City on March 18, ... Hickory Hill (McLean, Virginia)
George’s maternal grandmother, Blanche A. Ames, a women’s rights activist, had patents on a hexagonal lumber cutter (1939), a system for trapping low-flying aircraft (1945), and an anti ...
Plimpton, George Ames (b. 18 March 1927 in New York City; d. 25 September 2003 in New York City), editor in chief and cofounder of the Paris Review, popular writer, and principal practitioner of participatory journalism during the latter half of the twentieth century.
George Plimpton passed away in New York City on September 25, 2003, at the age of 76. He left behind a remarkable legacy as a versatile writer, biographer, journalist, screenwriter, and actor. His unique approach to experiencing and documenting the world through firsthand participation inspired and entertained generations of readers and viewers.
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Writers at Work: The Paris Review Interviews, Viking (New York, NY), Volume 1, 1957, Volume 2, 1963, Volume 3, 1967, Volume 4, 1976, Volume 5, 1981, Volume 6, 1984, Volume 7, 1986, Volume 8, 1988, Volume 9, 1992. (With Peter Ardery) The American Literary Anthology, number 1, Farrar, Straus (New York, NY), 1968, number 2, Random House (New York, NY)...
Out of My League(baseball anecdotes), Harper (New York, NY), 1961. Paper Lion(football anecdotes), Harper (New York, NY), 1966. The Bogey Man(golf anecdotes), Harper (New York, NY), 1968. (Editor and author of introduction) Pierre Etchebaster, Pierre's Book: The Game of Court Tennis, Barre Publishers (Barre, MA), 1971. (With Alex Karras and John Go...
The Rabbit's Umbrella(juvenile), Viking (New York, NY), 1955. (With William Kronick) Plimpton! Shoot-out at Rio Lobo(script), American Broadcasting Company (ABC-TV), 1970. Plimpton! The Man on the Flying Trapeze(script), ABC-TV, 1970. (With William Kronick) Plimpton! Did You Hear the One About…? (script), ABC-TV, 1971. (With William Kronick) Plimpt...
Plimpton was also the founding editor of the Paris Review, an influential literary journal, which he oversaw until his death. Plimpton was born in New York City, the son of Francis T.P. Plimpton and his wife, Pauline Ames. The family was socially prominent.
A US writer whose forays into the world of competitive sports generated several best-selling books in which the culture of the professional sports world was laid bare. These included Out of My League (1960), on baseball; Paper Lion (1964), on American football; and The Bogey Man (1967), on golf.
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