Name	George Plimpton (George Ames Plimpton)
Height	6' 4"  (193 cm)
Date of Birth	March 18, 1927
Birthplace	New York, New York
Star Sign	Pisces
Died	September 26, 2003 (Aged 76)
Location of Death	New York, New York
Cause of Death	natural causes
Nationality	American
Occupation	Personality
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The New York Times published the guest list on the front page. The masks were a brilliant concept.

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I think people are aware of how varied and interesting his life was-always at the center of things-as well as aspects of his decline.

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That is one of the problems with oral biography, in that many different points of view are offered: contradictions, refutations, and so on.

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I remember being awed by it - the uniqueness and nicety of style - and I suspect I was a bit jealous because we were more or less of the same generation.

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He was interviewed in the early `60s by a young novelist, Pati Hill.

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My favorite monologue in the book is Kate Harrington`s story of her relationship with Truman.

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It is also one of the pleasures of oral biography, in that the reader, rather than editor, is jury.

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