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Are there any interesting aspects about Gore Vidal's private life?
In the multi-volume memoir The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Anaïs Nin said she had a love affair with Gore Vidal
Who was Anais Nin?
Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell, known professionally as Anaïs Nin French: was a French-Cuban American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica.
What else is notable about Gore Vidal's private life besides denying a claim of having a love affair with Anais Nin?
In the multi-volume memoir The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Anaïs Nin said she had a love affair with Gore Vidal, who denied her claim in his memoir Palimpsest.
How did Gore Vidal's and Anais Nin's romance fare?
Author Kim Krizan said she found an unpublished love letter from Vidal to Nin, which contradicts his denial of a love affair with Nin.
Are there any other interesting aspects Gore Vidal's personal life besides his controversy with Anais Nin?
In 1950, Gore Vidal met Howard Austen

Question: Who was Howard Austen?
Self-contained rewrite: Who was Howard Austen?