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'''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.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==

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George Plimpton (1993).

George Ames Plimpton (March 18, 1927 – September 25, 2003) was an American journalist, writer, literary editor, actor and occasional amateur sportsman.

Biography

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.

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