Author George Plimpton dies

George Plimpton, the self-deprecating American author of Paper Lion and a patron to Philip Roth, Jack Kerouac and countless other writers, has died, aged 76.

Author George Plimpton dies

George Plimpton, the self-deprecating American author of Paper Lion and a patron to Philip Roth, Jack Kerouac and countless other writers, has died, aged 76.

Plimpton died last night at his Manhattan apartment, said his long-time friend, restaurateur Elaine Kaufman.

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