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<figure> <a href="https://airmail.news/books/2026/3/the-last-gentleman"> <img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="https://photos.airmail.news/l129ro5ugqqt9fx5qm6uw9rus2a8-045072e8ddf6be0b64c9c2f0ca5aa2a7.png" /> </a> <figcaption> George Plimpton in 1983. </figcaption> </figure> <h5>My father, George Plimpton, was chivalrous, charming, and always a little out of reach</h5> <p>By Taylor Plimpton</p> <p><span class="drop-cap">G</span>eorge Plimpton was having din...