Obit: Norman Mailer Has Died

Pulitzer-prize-winning author Norman Mailer has died. He was 84. Here's the NYT obit (and photo). Mailer was a fixture in New York as I was growing up, a bigger-than-life personality around the city, always on the talk shows promoting his latest book or literary rivalry with the likes of Gore Vidal, always in trouble for something. He infamously ran for mayor.

Here's his last EW interview. And a round-up from GreenCine.

Here's the famous ear-biting fight from his 1970 movie Maidstone:

And his last appearance on Charlie Rose:

[Hat Tip: MCN.]

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[T.Holly]

Since the top clip is now private, invite only, I thought I'd offer this one from June '07 of Mailer on Iraq:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tfpQJ_cz364