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George Plimpton
American
Journalist
About the author
My favorite monologue in the book is Kate Harrington's story of her relationship with Truman.
George Plimpton,
American
Journalist
#Favorite
The New York Times published the guest list on the front page. The masks were a brilliant concept.
George Plimpton,
American
Journalist
#Guest
He was interviewed in the early '60s by a young novelist, Pati Hill.
George Plimpton,
American
Journalist
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.
George Plimpton,
American
Journalist
#Style
#Being
#Uniqueness
It is also one of the pleasures of oral biography, in that the reader, rather than editor, is jury.
George Plimpton,
American
Journalist
#Jury
#Biography