FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2009 file photo, actress Joanne Woodward, left, stands by as Gore Vidal speaks at the National Book Awards in New York. Woodward presented Vidal with the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Vidal died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 86. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)
August 01, 2012 - 2:51 PM
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Broadway theatres will dim their marquee lights for 1 minute on Friday night in memory of Gore Vidal.
The playwright, author, politician and commentator died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 86.
One of his works, "The Best Man," is now playing on Broadway.
The Manhattan tribute was announced Wednesday by The Broadway League.
Executive Director Charlotte St. Martin called Vidal's work both "timely and timeless."
The lights will be dimmed at exactly 8 p.m. EDT Friday.
News from © The Associated Press, 2012