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[[File:George Plimpton 1993.jpg|thumb|George Plimpton (1993).]]'''George Ames Plimpton''' (March 18, 1927 – September 25, 2003) was an American journalist, writer, literary editor, actor and occasional amateur sportsman. | [[File:George Plimpton 1993.jpg|thumb|George Plimpton (1993).]]'''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''. | He is widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found ''The Paris Review''. | ||
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He was also famous for "participatory journalism" which included competing in professional sporting events, acting in a Western, performing a comedy act at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and playing with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and then recording the experience from the point of view of an amateur. | He was also famous for "participatory journalism" which included competing in professional sporting events, acting in a Western, performing a comedy act at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and playing with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and then recording the experience from the point of view of an amateur. | ||
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File:Hydrogen_bubble_chamber.jpg|link=High-energy literature|Hydrogen bubble chamber which Plimpton uses for [[high-energy literature]] experiments. | File:Hydrogen_bubble_chamber.jpg|link=High-energy literature|Hydrogen bubble chamber which Plimpton uses for [[high-energy literature]] experiments. | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Plimpton engine]] - an [[engine]] which uses Plimpton as a source for power, control, or other properties. | * [[Plimpton engine]] - an [[engine]] which uses Plimpton as a source for power, control, or other properties. | ||
External links: | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Plimpton George Plimpton] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Plimpton George Plimpton] @ Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 11:00, 22 June 2016
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.
He was also famous for "participatory journalism" which included competing in professional sporting events, acting in a Western, performing a comedy act at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and playing with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and then recording the experience from the point of view of an amateur.
In the News
Hydrogen bubble chamber which Plimpton uses for high-energy literature experiments.
Fiction cross-reference
- Plimpton engine - an engine which uses Plimpton as a source for power, control, or other properties.
External links:
- George Plimpton @ Wikipedia