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Aug 4, 2015 · Buckley, who had opened a dossier on Vidal in 1965, makes frequent insinuations about Vidal’s homosexuality, saying in the first debate, “We know your tendency is to be feline, Mr. Vidal.”
Jul 31, 2015 · The documentary "Best of Enemies" pinpoints a key moment of change, when two intellectual giants William F. Buckley on the right, Gore Vidal on the left, attracted a huge national audience with...
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Sep 26, 1972 · Mr. Buckley, the conservative editor and columnist, sued Mr. Vidal, who countersued Mr. Buckley. Mr. Buckley also sued the magazine. The court dis missed Mr. Vidal's action but ruled that...
Aug 17, 2015 · What resulted was Buckley’s long retrospective view of the debate in Esquire magazine and Vidal’s response, a lawsuit and a countersuit.
Mr. Buckley, the conservative editor and columnist, sued Mr. Vidal, who countersued Mr. Buckley. Mr. Buckley also sued the magazine. The court dismissed Mr. Vidal's action but ruled that...
The blowup led Buckley to sue Vidal for $500,000 in libel damages and Vidal to countersue for $4,500,000. Esquire, entirely aware of the entertainment value of the squabble, then allowed the ...
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Buckley sued Vidal for libel. [80] The feud continued in Esquire, where Vidal implied that in 1944, Buckley and unnamed siblings had vandalized a Protestant church in Sharon, Connecticut (the Buckley family hometown) after the wife of a pastor had sold a house to a Jewish family. Additionally, Vidal later claimed to know for a fact that Buckley ...
