George Plimpton

Born: 1927-03-18, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2003-09-26

Biography

George Ames Plimpton (March 18, 1927 – September 25, 2003) was an American journalist, writer, literary editor, actor and occasional amateur sportsman. He is widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review, as well as his patrician demeanor and accent. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Plimpton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• The Simpsons (1989)
• Wings (1990)
• Just Shoot Me! (1997)
• Good Will Hunting (1997)
• The Single Guy (1995)
• Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
• A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001)
• The Civil War (1990)
• Little Man Tate (1991)
• Central Park West (1995)
• Just Visiting (2001)
• EDtv (1999)
• Just Cause (1995)
• Nixon (1995)
• Rio Lobo (1970)
• L.A. Story (1991)
• The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
• Reds (1981)
• E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
• Volunteers (1985)
• Coney Island (1991)
• The Last Days of Disco (1998)
• The Detective (1968)
• A Fool and His Money (1989)
• The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
• Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration (1979)
• Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo (1970)
• If Ever I See You Again (1978)
• Bullet in the Brain (2001)
• Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P. (2003)