Author George Plimpton 76 will write no more

[Truth]

NEW YORK (AP) — George
Plimpton, the self-deprecating author of Paper
Lion and a patron to Philip Roth, Jack Kerouac
and countless other writers, has died. He was 76.

Plimpton died Thursday night
at his Manhattan apartment, his longtime friend,
restauranteur Elaine Kaufman, said Friday.

Praised as a "central figure
in American letters" when inducted in 2002 to the
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Plimpton
also enjoyed a lifetime of making literature out of
nonliterary pursuits.

He boxed with Archie Moore,
pitched to Willie Mays and performed as a
trapeze artist for the Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers
Circus. He acted in numerous films, including
Reds and Good Will Hunting. He even appeared
in an episode of The Simpsons, playing a
professor who runs a spelling bee.

 

[PamOKW]

I just saw that, too! Sad that it appears to be unexpected but he sure made good use of his 76 years! An article says he just agreed to write his memoirs this year. It's not clear whether or not he's completed it.

Here's an article with more info

George Plimpton

 

[JohnMouse]

Mr. Plimpton was also the host of Mouseterpiece Theater on the Disney Channel, where he introduced cartoon shorts a la Alastair Cooke.

 

[olena]

He was just a neat guy.