Mousterpiece theatre2/19/2023 ![]() He set it aside, and we talked with him for a half hour. Hugh Hefner walked into our interview holding a copy of a magazine. Hopefully, we’ll be able to share some of these great outtakes soon. While he’s in the movie for a brief moment, it doesn’t compare to the two hours of stories and memories he shared with us about his good friend. We spoke with so many of George’s friends and family who shared wonderful stories that, due to time constraints, just didn’t make the final cut. We often joked that we could have made an eighteen-hour movie without even trying. One of the hardest parts of making the movie was figuring out what to leave out. ![]() Hanging out in this one room are George’s fellow Paris Review cofounders Peter Matthiessen and Doc Humes, longtime friends William Styron and Terry Southern, and an impressive list of writers and filmmakers, including Ralph Ellison, Gore Vidal, Sydney Lumet, Mario Puzo, and, in the center of it all, Truman Capote.Įvery time we went by the apartment to update Sarah Plimpton on our progress, we couldn’t help but look up from the sofa and chairs we were sitting on and think, The people this room has seen … This photo perfectly captures the vibe of the infamous parties at George’s apartment. We asked Tom and Luke to share their favorite photographs of our founding editor as well as their own memories of creating the documentary. The film makes its world premiere tonight, at the AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival in Washington, D.C. Luke Poling and Tom Bean have been hard at work at their documentary Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself. By Tom Bean and Luke Poling JFrom the Archive ![]()
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