There were other lunatic moments in Mr Plimpton's experiences in what he called participation.

ECONOMIST: George Plimpton

Mr Plimpton's oeuvre includes a number of movies, but his parts tended to be brief.

ECONOMIST: George Plimpton

George Plimpton was born into what is regarded as aristocracy in the United States.

ECONOMIST: George Plimpton

George Plimpton, Norman Mailer, Gay Talese, Robert Stone, Willie Morris, Peter Maas and Hunter Thompson were often in attendance.

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Hendra, along with legendary editor George Plimpton, famously lampooned the Times once before, with Not the New York Times.

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Fox, who manipulates juries with his disability, and another, played by Martha Plimpton, who brandishes her baby as a prop.

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Mr Plimpton was not by nature a name dropper.

ECONOMIST: George Plimpton

But the public, uninterested that Mr Plimpton might have a serious motive for his jaunts, took the view that he was simply a moneyed idiot looking for ways to pass the time.

ECONOMIST: George Plimpton

Edited by Vogue Features Director Eve MacSweeney, the book is made up of essays by authors including Joan Didion, Margaret Atwood, Patti Smith, Karl Lagerfeld, Carly Simon, George Plimpton, Manolo Blahnik, Anjelica Huston and Joyce Carol Oates paired with iconic images that appeared in Vogue.

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