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George
Plimpton
"Whatever his or her  social
status, the writer, if good, should have no trouble inspecting a
society, however complex, other than his or her own.
—
George
Plimpton
Born:
March, 18, 1927 Birthplace: New York City
"He was the only honest thing in the country at the time."
—
George Plimpton about racehorse Secretariat in 1973.
April
1, 1985:
George Plimpton wrote a story for a Sports
Illustrated April Fools joke. It was about a Mets rookie pitcher who had a
168 mph fastball. The piece included faked photos and quotes from actual
Mets who were in on the joke.
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Baseball:
Four Decades of Sports Illustrated's Finest Writing on America's Favorite
Pastime
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The
Best of Plimpton
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Paper
Lion
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Mad
Ducks and Bears/Football Revisited
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Out
of My League
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The
Paris Review
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Sake
: A Drinker's Guide
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Truman
Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and
Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career
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The
Writer's Chapbook: A Compendium of Fact, Opinion, Wit, and Advice from
the Twentieth Century's Preeminent Writers
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The
X Factor: A Quest for Excellence
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Collector's
Recollections
"I think Truman (Capote) was essentially a very sad person. His
stories suggested that, and I think a lot of his bravado, so evident
in the later years, was a desperate attempt to hide that fact."
—
George Plimpton
 Good
Will Hunting (1997)
When We
Were Kings (1996)
Fireworks!
The Magic of Pyrotechnics (1995)
Little
Man Tate (1991)
Easy
Wheels (1989)
A Fool
and His Money (1989)
Religion,
Inc. (1989)
Volunteers
(1985)
If Ever I
See You Again (1978)
Beyond the
Law (1968)
"The pitcher is the happiest with his arm idle. He prefers to
dawdle in the present, knowing as soon as he gets on the mound and
starts his windup, he delivers himself to the uncertainty of the
future."
— George
Plimpton
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"He was the only honest thing in the country at the time."
Favorite
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