George plimpton

The late author’s seven books of participatory journalism, recently reissued, put the writer in the middle of the frame, auguring much to come.

August 2, 2016 – Befriending George Plimpton.George’s questions were like trampolines, a technology he admired. They bounced you higher—to the next question. This was

In 1993, five-odd years under new owners Marks & Spencer, now widely agreed to have veered the brand drastically off course, Brooks Brothers took out a six-page advertorial in The Atlantic Monthly celebrating its 175 years in business. Literary heavyweight George Plimpton was hired to write the text, which combines history with everyday goings-on at ...

This oral biography of the editor and writer George Plimpton treats “George” as much more than a first name: it is a flattering adjective, a state of mind.

Author, Actor. A curator of American literature and whose first-hand accounts of professional sports as an amateur participant made him a best-selling author with Paper Lion.

Mr. "Paris Review" George Plimpton.

Peter Matthiessen (May 22, 1927 – April 5, 2014) was a writer, novelist and naturalist who co-founded the prestigious literary magazine The Paris Review

MY FATHER’S VOICE ~ "If George Plimpton wasn’t my father and I’d never met him, and I heard that voice emerge from his lips and matched it with his severe Roman features and his usual blue blazer, I might have assumed that he was a little pompous"

August 11, 2014 – By the largesse of Duncan Sahner and Rodney Cook, The Paris Review has come to possess a handsome bust of our late founding editor, George Plimpton.

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June 6, 2016 – In the clip above, our founding editor George Plimpton recalls hearing Muhammad Ali give a lecture to thousands of Harvard graduates, and the poem that

May 15, 2014 – Tomorrow night at nine, Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself premieres on PBS as part of their American Masters series. The documentary tells of

It worked wonders for his handicap.

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This is a regular series featuring celebrities wearing sports jerseys created into virtual trading cards. Today, I once again feature the opponent of the Bears. A native of New York, actor Alan Alda is probably best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce on tv's M*A*S*H. His Celebrity Jersey Card comes from his role in Paper Lion, the movie based on George Plimpton's book. Plimpton has previously appeared on his own Celebrity Jersey Card, also sporting the Detroit Lions uniform. Our favorite…

Minnie Cushing and George Plimpton in Newport. Photo by Toni Frissell, August 1962.

A Paris Review party at George Plimpton's apartment. "This photo perfectly captures the vibe of the infamous parties at George’s apartment. Hanging out in this one room are George’s fellow Paris Review cofounders Peter Matthiessen and Doc Humes, longtime friends William Styron and Terry Southern, and an impressive list of writers and filmmakers, including Ralph Ellison, Gore Vidal, Sydney Lumet, Mario Puzo, and, in the center of it all, Truman Capote."

On meeting J. D. Salinger: “Then he said . . . ‘I'd like you to publish my novel.’ I said, ‘What novel?’ He said, ‘Oh, it isn't finished. It's about a kid in New York during the Christmas holidays.’”