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Revision as of 11:04, 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
Plimpton uses Cherenkov radiation to enhance melancholy during blue phase.
Fiction cross-reference
- George Plimpton
- High-energy literature
- Plimpton engine - an engine which uses Plimpton as a source for power, control, or other properties.
- The Noel Harrison Sensation
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- George Plimpton @ Wikipedia