Eugene Louis Vidal was born in the cadet hospital of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, the only child of Eugene Luther Vidal (1895-1969) and Nina S. Gore (1903-1978). Vidal was born at the West Point cadet hospital because his first lieutenant father was the first aeronautics instructor of the military academy. The middle name, Louis, was a mistake on the part of his father, "who could not remember, for certain, whether his own name was Eugene Louis or Eugene Luther". In the memoir Palimpsest (1995), Vidal said, "My birth certificate says 'Eugene Louis Vidal': this was changed to Eugene Luther Vidal Jr.; then Gore was added at my christening [in 1939]; then, at fourteen, I got rid of the first two names."

In the multi-volume memoir The Diary of Anais Nin (1931-74), Anais Nin said she had a love affair with Vidal, who denied her claim in his memoir Palimpsest (1995). Vidal also said that he had an intermittent romance with the actress Diana Lynn, and alluded to possibly having fathered a daughter. Yet, regarding Nin, in the online article "Gore Vidal's Secret, Unpublished Love Letter to Anais Nin" (2013), author Kim Krizan said she found an unpublished love letter from Vidal to Nin, which contradicts his denial of a love affair with Nin. Krizan said she found the love letter while researching Mirages, the latest volume of Nin's uncensored diary, to which Krizan wrote the foreword. Moreover, he was briefly engaged to the actress Joanne Woodward before she married the actor Paul Newman; after marrying, they briefly shared a house with Vidal in Los Angeles.  In 1950, Gore Vidal met Howard Austen, who became his partner for the next 53 years. He said that the secret to his long relationship with Austen was that they did not have sex with each other, "It's easy to sustain a relationship when sex plays no part, and impossible, I have observed, when it does." In Celebrity: The Advocate Interviews (1995), by Judy Wiedner, Vidal said that he refused to call himself "gay" because he was not an adjective, adding "to be categorized is, simply, to be enslaved. Watch out. I have never thought of myself as a victim... . I've said - a thousand times? - in print and on TV, that everyone is bisexual".  In an interview with Esquire in 1969, Gore said "Homosexuality is as natural as heterosexuality. Notice I use the word natural, not normal." Commenting his life's work and his life, he described his style as "Knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn."  In the course of his life, Vidal lived at various times in Italy and in the United States. In 2003, as his health began to fail with age, he sold his Italian villa La Rondinaia (The Swallow's Nest) on the Amalfi Coast in the province of Salerno and he and Austen returned to Los Angeles. Howard Austen died in November 2003 and in February 2005 his mortal remains were re-buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, in Washington, D.C., in a joint grave plot that Vidal had purchased for himself and Austen. CANNOTANSWERAnswer this question using a quote from the following article:

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Eugene Louis Vidal föddes på kadettsjukhuset vid USA:s militärakademi vid West Point i New York, enda barnet till Eugene Luther Vidal (1895-1969) och Nina S. Gore (1903-1978). Vidal föddes på West Points kadettsjukhus eftersom hans förste löjtnant far var militärakademins förste flyginstruktör. Mellannamnet, Ludvig, var ett misstag från faderns sida, "som inte kunde komma ihåg, säkert, om han själv hette Eugene Louis eller Eugene Luther". I memoarboken Palimpsest (1995) sade Vidal: "Min födelseattest säger 'Eugene Louis Vidal': detta ändrades till Eugene Luther Vidal jr; då tillkom Gore vid mitt dop [år 1939]; då, vid fjorton, blev jag av med de två första namnen." I memoarboken The Diary of Anais Nin (1931-74) i flera volymer sade Anais Nin att hon hade en kärleksaffär med Vidal, som förnekade hennes anspråk i hans memoarer Palimpsest (1995). Vidal sade också att han hade en intermittent romans med skådespelerskan Diana Lynn, och anspelade på att möjligen ha farit en dotter. Ändå, angående Nin, i onlineartikeln "Gore Vidal's Secret, Unpubliced Love Letter to Anais Nin" (2013), sade författaren Kim Krizan att hon hittat ett opublicerat kärleksbrev från Vidal till Nin, vilket motsäger hans förnekande av en kärleksaffär med Nin. Krizan sade att hon hittade kärleksbrevet medan hon forskade i Mirages, den senaste volymen av Nins ocensurerade dagbok, till vilken Krizan skrev förordet. Dessutom var han kortvarigt förlovad med skådespelerskan Joanne Woodward innan hon gifte sig med skådespelaren Paul Newman; efter att ha gift sig delade de kort hus med Vidal i Los Angeles. 1950 träffade Gore Vidal Howard Austen, som blev hans kompanjon de följande 53 åren. Han sade att hemligheten till hans långa relation med Austen var att de inte hade sex med varandra, "Det är lätt att upprätthålla ett förhållande när sex inte spelar någon roll, och omöjligt, har jag observerat, när det gör det." I Celebrity: The Advocate Interviews (1995), av Judy Wiedner, sade Vidal att han vägrade att kalla sig "gay" eftersom han inte var ett adjektiv, och tillade "att kategoriseras är, helt enkelt, att förslavas. Se upp. Jag har aldrig tänkt på mig själv som ett offer... . Jag har sagt tusen gånger. - i tryck och på TV, att alla är bisexuella". I en intervju med Esquire 1969 sa Gore "Homosexualitet är lika naturligt som heterosexualitet. Lägg märke till att jag använder ordet naturligt, inte normalt." Han kommenterade sitt livsverk och sitt liv och beskrev sin stil som "Att veta vem man är, vad man vill säga, och inte bry sig ett skit." Vidal levde under loppet av sitt liv vid olika tillfällen i Italien och i USA. År 2003, då hans hälsa började svikta med åldern, sålde han sin italienska villa La Rondinaia (The Swallow's Nest) på Amalfikusten i provinsen Salerno och han och Austen återvände till Los Angeles. Howard Austen avled i november 2003 och i februari 2005 återbegravdes hans dödliga kvarlevor på Rock Creek Cemetery, i Washington, D.C., i en gemensam gravtomt som Vidal hade köpt åt sig själv och Austen. CANNOTANSWERAnswer denna fråga med hjälp av ett citat från följande artikel: Vem mer var Vidal romantiskt involverad i vid den tiden?
Eugene Louis Vidal was born at the Cadet Hospital of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, the only child of Eugene Luther Vidal (1895-1969) and Nina S. Gore (1903-1978). Vidal was born at West Point Cadet Hospital because his first lieutenant father was the first flight instructor of the Military Academy. The middle name, Louis, was a mistake on the part of his father, "who could not remember, surely, if his own name was Eugene Louis or Eugene Luther". In the memoir Palimpsest (1995), Vidal said: "My birth certificate says 'Eugene Louis Vidal': this was changed to Eugene Luther Vidal Jr; then, at my baptism [in 1939], Gore was added; then, at fourteen, I got rid of the first two names." In the memoir The Diary of Anais Nin (1931-74) in several volumes, Anais Nin said she had a love affair with Vidal, who denied her claim in his memoir Palimpsest (1995). Vidal also said he had an intermittent romance with actress Diana Lynn, alluding to possibly having gone a daughter. Yet, regarding Nin, in the online article "Gore Vidal's Secret, Unpublished Love Letter to Anais Nin" (2013), author Kim Krizan said she found an unpublished love letter from Vidal to Nin, contradicting his denial of a love affair with Nin. Krizan said she found the love letter while researching Mirages, the latest volume of Nin's uncensored diary, to which Krizan wrote the preface. In addition, he was briefly engaged to actress Joanne Woodward before marrying actor Paul Newman; after marrying, they briefly shared houses with Vidal in Los Angeles. In 1950, Gore met Vidal Howard Austen, who became his partner for the next 53 years. He said that the secret to his long relationship with Austen was that they didn't have sex with each other, "It's easy to maintain a relationship when sex doesn't matter, and impossible, I've observed, when it does." In Celebrity: The Advocate Interviews (1995), by Judy Wiedner, Vidal said he refused to call himself "gay" because he was not an adjective, adding "that categorisation is, simply, to be enslaved. Watch out. I've never thought of myself as a victim. I've said a thousand times. - in print and on television, that everyone is bisexual". In an interview with Esquire in 1969, Gore said "Homosexuality is as natural as heterosexuality. Note that I use the word naturally, not normally." He commented on his life's work and life and described his style as "Knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not give a shit." Vidal lived during the course of his life on various occasions in Italy and in the United States. In 2003, when his health began to fail with age, he sold his Italian villa La Rondinaia (The Swallow's Nest) on the Amalfi coast of Salerno Province and he and Austen returned to Los Angeles. Howard Austen died in November 2003 and in February 2005 his deadly remains were reburied at Rock Creek Cemetery, in Washington, D.C., in a common grave plot that Vidal had bought for himself and Austen. CANNOTANSWEranswer this question using a quote from the following article: Who else was Vidal romantically involved in at that time?
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