George Plimpton

Born in New York City, New York, USA on March 18, 1927 — died September 26, 2003 (aged 76)

George Ames Plimpton (March 18, 1927 – September 25, 2003) was an American journalist, writer, literary editor, actor and occasional amateur sportsman. He is widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review, as well as his patrician demeanor and accent. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Plimpton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.