Author, playwright and commentator Gore Vidal died Tuesday at his home in the Hollywood Hills of complications of pneumonia, said nephew Burr Steers. He was 86.Vidal wrote 25 novels, including historical works such as “Lincoln” and “Burr” and satires such as “Myra Breckinridge” and “Duluth.” He was also a prolific essayist whose pieces on politics, sexuality, religion and literature.