Norman Mailer and Gore Vidal Feud on the Dick Cavett Show
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I wish there are more shows like Dick Cavett's program around. I may be of the younger generation but this is some good stuff.I doubt any of the copycat shows will be as good as this show was though.
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Amazing what USED to be on television. Raw. Real.
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The last comment from Cavette was priceless. I watched this when it was aired and never forgot it.
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wish network TV was this bold today. . .
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and PS Mailer actually included a transcript of this show in one of his collections. He admits he was drunk that night. But hey, this is a guy who learned early on the value of a scandalous reputation for his literary career. And it seems to have worked -- I guess there really is no such thing as bad publicity...
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@spaceoreo I guess I was thinking of Flannery O'Connor...
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@ivelosthewilltolive I think it's Janet Flanner, not Flannery.
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LMAO! Love it!!
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@nelsano3 Charles Bukowski used to say there's a lot of writers, but then there's people who can write.
I've always thought that someone that can drag you into the story in spite of their shortcoming stylistically is a far superior writer than the Norman Mailer's of the world.
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@Blacksun1942 And almost bit of Rip Torns ear, don't forget that.
"I'm the gentlest person here." ...says the guy who stabbed his wife.
Blacksun1942 3 months ago 7
I didn't find that at all boring.
seans10 1 month ago 5