American Masters The Education of Gore Vidal (Season 17, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Masters

The Education of Gore Vidal (Season 17, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A contrarian and wickedly funny man, "The Education of Gore Vidal" explores Vidal's extraordinary life and work, joining him at his cliff-side villa in Ravello, Italy.

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Updated Jan 20, 2003

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Jul 30, 2003 (United States)

Awards

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Won 27 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 31 wins & 81 nominations

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Gore Vidal Self Self See fewer	Gattaca (1997)
Elizabeth Ashley Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Howard Austen Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Dick Cavett Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Forrest Gump (1994)
Joanne Freeman Self Self See fewer	Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union (2022)
Thomas Gore Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013)
Jacqueline Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Tour of the White House (1962)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Huey Long Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	All the King's Men (2006)
Sidney Lumet Self Self See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
Norman Mailer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
Timothy McVeigh Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Secret Rulers of the World (2001)
Victor Navasky Self Self See fewer	Untitled Budd Schulberg Project
Paul Newman Self Self See fewer	The Hustler (1961)
Chris Noth Self Self See fewer	Sex and the City (2008)
Tim Robbins Self Self See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Susan Sarandon Self Self See fewer	Thelma & Louise (1991)
Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Self Self See fewer	Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985)
Katrina vanden Heuvel Self Self See fewer	The General's Daughter (1999)
Eli Wallach Self Self See fewer	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Joanne Woodward Self Self See fewer	Rachel, Rachel (1968)