US writer Gore Vidal dies at 86

August 01, 2012 11:14

Celebrated writer and political commentator Gore Vidal has died aged 86, according to US media.He died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening of complications from pneumonia, his nephew, Burr Steers, said.

A prolific writer, Gore Vidal produced 25 novels, including the best-selling Burr and Myra Breckenridge, more than 200 essays, and several plays.He also ran for political office twice and was a well-known commentator.Mr Steers told the Associated Press that his uncle had been ill "for quite a while."

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