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Liz Smith and Anjelica Huston depart the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Actress Kristin Davis departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Actor Jefferson Mays departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Congressman Dennis Kucinich attends the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Playwright John Guare attends the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Actress Kristin Davis departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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TV personality Dick Cavett departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Actor Jefferson Mays, right, departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Actor Alan Cummings departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Actor John Larroquette departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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TV personality Donna Hanover departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Actress Christine Ebersole departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Actor Richard Belzer departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Filmmaker Michael Moore departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Actor Alan Cummings departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Elizabeth Kucinich depart the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Elaine May attends the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Author Salmon Rushdie attends the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Actor Griffin Dunn attends the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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Actress Cybill Shepherd departs the Gore Vidal Public Celebration at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Aug. 23, 2012, in New York.

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