Remembering Norris

Excerpts from an Unpublished Account of Norman Mailer's Last Days

Authors

J. Michael Lennon Wilkes University Author

Keywords:

Norris Church Mailer, daily life and memory, marriage and partnership, literary life, family dynamics, legacy and remembrance

Author Biography

J. Michael Lennon, Wilkes University

J. Michael Lennon, Emeritus Professor of English at Wilkes University, co-authored with Mailer On God: An Uncommon Conversation. He has recently edited Mailer’s Marilyn for Taschen Books, and is currently writing Mailer’s authorized biography for publication by Simon and Schuster in 2012.

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Published

2026-06-16

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2011): Norris Mailer: A Life in Words

Section

Tributes

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