Friday, August 3, 2012

Week of August 3: Vidal Before Politics

By Sylvia Gurinsky

Gore Vidal, who died this week, is best known for his political writings and television commentaries. But as a young writer, he worked on the live television dramas of the 1950s. Here's one from 1955 about class divisions (and according to Vidal, based on his own experiences), "Summer Pavilion," featuring a young Elizabeth Montgomery:

Summer Pavilion

"Summer Pavilion" is part of a DVD anthology of "Studio One," CBS' excellent live drama series.

See you next week. Until then, Happy Viewing!

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