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- Given Name: Norman Kingsley Mailer
- Born: January 23, 1923
- Birthplace: Long Branch, New Jersey
- Died: November 10, 2007
- Father: Isaac Barnett Mailer
- Mother: Fanny Schneider
- Siblings: Barbara Mailer
- Spouse: Barbara Davis
- Ex-Spouses: Carol Stevens, Beverly Bentley, Lady Jeanne Campbell, Adele Morales, Beatrice Silverman
- Children: Susan, Danielle, Elizabeth, Kate, Michael, Stephen, Maggie, John
- Education: Boys' High School, Harvard University
- National Book Award
- Selected Major Works: The Naked and the Dead, The Executioner's Song
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Norman Mailer is an American novelist, essayist, biographer, and non-fiction writer. He is equally known for his literary contributions and his cantankerous, larger-than-life personality.
In April 2008, Mailer's longtime mistress Carole Mallory sold an unpublished memoir about sex with Mailer to Harvard University.
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Norman Mailer Quotes
- With the pride of an artist, you must blow against the walls of every power that exists, the small trumpet of your defiance.
- The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving a child and having a baby made in a test tube.
- Culture is worth a little risk.
- Booze, pot, too much sex, failure in one's private life, too much attrition, too much recognition, too little recognition. Nearly everything in the scheme of things works to dull a first-rate talent. But the worst probably is cowardice.
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Norman Mailer Questions
Of all the junk mail you get, what mailer designs have caught your eye?How should I design a transit mailer? 2 AnswersPostcards Have Advantages! The Message is immediate. A full-color postcard stands out from the rest of someone's daily collection of bills and over-sized, hard-... read more
Open Thread: Norman Rockwell Freedom of Speech and Paul Krugman's editorial 1 AnswerYes I read his editorial. I also researched it for a while. As far as his editoral is concerned, I have gotten better wisdom out of comic books. He should be as... read more
who is norman borlaug?! 2 AnswersHe developed many things including disease resistant wheat. With every bite we eat we need to be thankful for this man's inventions. read more
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Norman Mailer Personal Timeline
- 1923: Born in Long Branch, New Jersey
- 1927: Family Moves to Brooklyn
- 1939: Admitted into Harvard at age 16
- 1941: Published his first story
- 1944: Joined the Army and served in the Philippines
- 1948: The Naked and the Dead Published
- 1954: Co-founded The Village Voice
- 1960: Stabbed wife Adele Morales with a pen-knife
- 1962: Married Lady Jeanne Campbell, had daughter Kate Mailer
- 1963: Married Beverly Bentley
- 1964: Son Michael Mailer born
- 1966: Son Stephen Mailer born
- 1968: Won Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for The Armies of the Night
- 1969: Ran for New York City Mayor and lost
- 1980: Lobbied for convicted killer Jack Abbot's Parole
- 1992: Conceded that his involvement with Abbot was a mistake
- 2007: Died on November 10th
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I usually need a can of beer to prime me. NORMAN MAILER #alcohol #writing
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