News Alert: Gore Vidal, celebrated author and playwright, dies in L.A.

	Wednesday, August 1, 2012 12:25:46 AM NEWS ALERT Gore Vidal, celebrated author and playwright, dies in L.A. Gore Vidal's nephew says the author, playwright and commentator has died in Los Angeles at 86, AP reports. Vidal's literary career spanned more than 60 years, and he once said that he hoped to be remembered as "the person who wrote the best sentences of his time." Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/gore-vidal-celebrated-author-playwright-and-commentator-dies-in-los-angeles/2012/08/01/gJQA17a9NX_story.html Or visit washingtonpost.com. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071  ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy