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What was Gore Vidal's first screenplay?
Gore Vidal's first screenplay was Climax!: A Farewell to Arms.
How did Gore Vidal become involved in Ben-Hur?
In 1958, the director William Wyler required a script doctor to rewrite the screenplay for Ben-Hur, originally written by Karl Tunberg.

Question: Was his work on Ben-Hur successful for him?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Gore Vidal work on Ben-Hur successful for him?