Journalist George Plimpton was a writer, Paris Review editor, amateur sportsman and more.

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself American Masters

Premiered May 16, 2014
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Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

Co-founder of The Paris Review, George Plimpton (1927–2003) was a fascinated journalist who lived fully, strangely and incredibly. With George Plimpton’s own narration, the film includes extensive archival footage of his sport stunts and participatory journalism gigs, and interviews with friends, family and contemporaries.

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