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Dick Cavett on Life of Gore Vidal

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    Former talk show host Dick Cavett on the life of author and playwright Gore Vidal.

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What are your question cuteness person.

It's not -- the only strategy -- it five ways and put it where the moon don't -- -- would more communities wanna program determine who once tablet that we're.

Would you like to talk more nicely with -- that -- -- Norman.

What did that was Norman Mailer not to go over Dalton.

-- -- -- Orbit the whole piece of that there build up to that punchline -- -- territory and that.

It began where Serb.

With the Norman what was it was a bit PS today in both senses of the word and -- -- -- to gut -- ago.

For accepting he had written about -- in which norm.

America which -- Norman took it that he was comparing him with Charles Manson.

For his view about women and violence and murder and so -- And -- bureaucratic got to meet to.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Because you're all smaller than.

And -- important ways smaller.

Intellectual and smaller.

And I move my chair to join near that you people -- would -- -- to -- -- continued Jerry and neglect.

Course -- Rory is reaction from -- -- And -- -- finally he did this thing that I realized could only Internet -- could insult anymore.

Then being portrayed as someone who -- questions to a guests yeah.

It was -- David frosty for -- -- And he said what I just read an expression are for Christian chic and that's where.

Says that -- which by the way incendiary -- student of language is often almost always misquoted.

-- -- as way to -- stick it.

Which of course would be -- wouldn't it and where the certain doesn't much reach into dreadful misquote or purposeful.

Classical.

-- -- -- -- I'll show.

In which showed Norman Mailer and -- all war on together.

And then mailer had -- may have some have -- normal rule -- out.

Something happened in the green room -- -- Oh yeah.

I didn't find itself until later but the -- this show.

I thought would probably be a breeze you know three literary figure is a polite show.

That necessarily -- appeal to Joseph six pack although he would've enjoyed the violence coverage care.

Yeah I ask you this -- -- it was booted him to show I ever did it was just.

Gripping all the way through and dangerous.

And funny -- mr.

gore and maybe me and it's great Janet -- but in the green room.

Norma take command and gore had committed afterwards and sat down next to him.

It's sort of put it -- on his shoulder surfing and mailer stood up and hit back at school or.

-- And -- and or visit Europe some really crazy it.

Left the room and then they -- in the air and Norman -- -- reduced.

Great -- Julius -- it over to assist killed almost -- society world.

And that it was clear that he had been to a couple of watering places on the way.

And who was immune.

They were both really really wonderful writers and totally different ways.

It's gotta -- Stewart Ashland.

There kind of -- idiotic question it was about a lot of Brennan.

Well we're not so bad deported visitor -- -- That certainly one would have better talker.

Elegant beautiful abusive language -- score is part and it was so.

Beautiful -- it was like -- less certain in speaking and writing.

Sort of the polar opposite you -- -- they have saved Mitt -- as -- -- -- matter here.

-- shall not be taken on -- -- my guy.

Now he's -- himself no one has -- you but.

You know I'm only kidding it -- In the -- It could edit as -- -- simply had a philosophy of life it said.

Yes never turn down a chance.

Figure six or appear on television.

Just loves to be on portico of the box.

And it was brilliant -- it.

That there worse sentences from that show that that deserved to be.

Quoted at what one of them.

He said -- Gorton Norman sitter may -- work and -- just stuck with the -- that you just played played any immediate -- -- playing to the audience so what.

But try to do it for memory that.

-- that.

-- I'd be happy to speak only view that says is it happens but I election and we find ourselves that in the friendly neighborhood -- our.

-- in fact incredibly studio audience and it would be this sort of a service to pretend that -- words.

Well that's sentence got -- -- But.

-- but -- at a prodigious drinker.

Like all the writers.

It's almost safe to say is very look at -- -- FitzGerald river Capote here.

For all interpret and -- sit magistrate who didn't statistic it's says it.

Every drink kills 46 that was lumbering themselves.

And he went pale.

And really serious message you have been you've got billions of brings is that about it it billions of her --

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