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   Who was Norman Mailer?

   • Born Jan. 31, 1923 in New Jersey to Fanny Schneider Mailer and Isaac (Barney) Barnett Mailer, young Norman grew up in the scrappy neighbourhoods of Brooklyn. He graduated from high school in 1939 and entered Harvard University at the age of 16. Four years later, Mailer had a degree in engineering and in 1944, was drafted into the army.

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   How did Norman Mailer become a writer?

   • While still an undergraduate, he won a student fiction contest sponsored by Story magazine, and, although he earned a degree in aeronautical engineering, he had already resolved to make a career as a professional writer. 1940s: Norman Mailer, soon would be known for his contributions to literature, is shown here as a younger man.

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   How old was Norman Mailer when he died?

   • The Independent. Obituaries. November 12, 2007. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018. ^ Dershowitz 2013, pp. 240–241. ^ "Author Norman Mailer dies at 84". BBC News. Entertainment. November 10, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2017. ^ Planet, Lonely (October 1, 2017). Culture Trails. Lonely Planet.

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   Who is Nachem Malech Mailer?

   • Nachem Malech Mailer, known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American novelist, journalist, playwright, and filmmaker. In a career spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II.

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   Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American novelist, journalist, playwright, and filmmaker. In a career spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II. [1]

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Norman Mailer, American novelist and journalist best known for using a form of journalism, called New Journalism, that combines the imaginative subjectivity of literature with the more objective qualities of journalism. Learn more about Mailer’s life and work, including his notable books.

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   Nov 10, 2007 · Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Norman Mailer, lionized for his creative non-fiction style and his combative nature, died early Saturday at the age of 84, his literary executor said.

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   Nov 10, 2007 · The most publicly engaged and controversial American writer of the last half-century, Norman Mailer won American literature's most distinguished honors for both fiction and nonfiction, although much of his best work deliberately tested the limits of these traditional categories.

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   Nachem Malech Mailer, known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American novelist, journalist, playwright, and filmmaker. In a career spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II.

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   Dec 19, 2022 · A Critic at Large. The Making of Norman Mailer. The young man went to war and became a novelist. But did he ever really come back? By David Denby. December 19, 2022. “The Naked and the Dead” is...

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   Nov 10, 2007 · Norman Mailer, the combative, controversial and often outspoken novelist who loomed over American letters longer and larger than any writer of his generation, died today in Manhattan. He was...