Norris Church Mailer

Writer; Widow of Norman Mailer

Female

Born Jan 31, 1949

Hometown Atkins, Arkansas

Died Nov 21, 2010

Death Place Brooklyn, New York

Other Names Davis, Barbara Jean

Norris Church Mailer was the widow of American novelist Norman Mailer, and author of the memoir A Ticket to the Circus and of several novels. Prior to her relationship with Mailer, she married Larry Norris, gave birth to son Matthew in 1972, and was divorced… Read More

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Theater: This Week; A 'Long Day's Journey' With The Mailers
NYTimes - Aug 10, 2003

FOR some families, a late-summer night of togetherness on Cape Cod calls for a leisurely game of Monopoly, but for Norman Mailer and clan it's the more elevated (if just as endless and recriminatory) ''Long Day's Journey Into Night.'' On Friday, the 80-year-old author will join his sixth wife, Norris Church Mailer, along with three of his children
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Places Of The Heart: Where Cupid Turns A Spark Into A Glow
NYTimes - Feb 14, 1992

Adolph Green Broadway lyricist, married to the actress Phyllis Newman "Sardi's! That's where Phyllis and I went on our first date. It was when we first met, in the late 50's. Phyllis had just gotten the role as standby for Judy Holliday in 'Bells Are Ringing.' We sat up front under a portrait of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. We were very impressed
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Review/Fashion; At Scaasi's, The Greening Of A Season
NYTimes - Feb 11, 1992

Spring may just not be a little late this year; it wafted into Arnold Scaasi's couture salon yesterday afternoon. A green suit the color of the first shoots of grass, a bunch of daisies scattered on a thin silk dress with a capelet collar, and a long pleated column of golden chiffon -- all these gave the illusion that winter had passed. The pastel
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Reviews/Fashion; Scaasi Offers A Slinky New Look
NYTimes - Sep 25, 1990

LEAD: After 53 couture seasons, Arnold Scaasi's clothes have developed a surprising new look. The styles have always been flattering in a traditional bouffant-skirt, low-decolletage way. Now they are skinny, seductive and rather advanced looking. After 53 couture seasons, Arnold Scaasi's clothes have developed a surprising new look. The styles have
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1949 Birth Born in 1949.

TWENTIES

1972 23 Years Old Before her relationship with Mailer, she married Larry Norris, gave birth to son Matthew in 1972, and was divorced in 1975. … Read More

1975 26 Years Old She had read Norman Mailer's biography of Marilyn Monroe and arranged in 1975 to attend a party in Russellville at which he was a guest. … Read More

1978 29 Years Old Their son, John Buffalo Mailer, was born in 1978 and they married in 1980. … Read More

FIFTIES

2000 51 Years Old 1 More Event

After her divorce, she lived in Russellville, Arkansas, taught high-school art, and wrote about a hundred pages of a novel which she later reshaped into Windchill Summer, and published in 2000.

LATE ADULTHOOD

2010 61 Years Old 1 More Event

She published her memoir, A Ticket to the Circus, in 2010, and explained that the title described her life with Mailer, his seven children by his other wives, and her own two children: "Well, I bought a ticket to the circus. … Read More

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