George Plimpton
George Ames Plimpton was an American writer. He is known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review, as well as his patrician accent. He was known for "participatory journalism," including accounts of his active involvement 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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- New York City
- Educated at
- Harvard UniversityUniversity of CambridgeHarvard CollegeKing's CollegePhillips Exeter Academy
- Awards
- 🏆 St. Louis Literary Award
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1927
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