Norris Church Mailer
Norris Church Mailer died Sunday and her friend Lawrence Schiller offers his memories of their first meeting, how she tamed her legendary husband, Norman Mailer, and her great wit. PLUS, rare photos of the famous couple.
Courtesy of the Norman Mailer Estate Archives
Norman and Norris in 1975.
Courtesy of the Norman Mailer Estate Archives
Norris and Norman, circa 1977. One of her favorite photos.
Courtesy of the Norman Mailer Estate Archives
At a friend’s house before they had John Buffalo.
Courtesy of the Norman Mailer Estate Archives
Their son, John Buffalo Mailer, in 1980 or 1981.
Courtesy of the Norman Mailer Estate Archives
Norman and Norris in London shooting a scene in Milos Forman’s Ragtime. Norman Mailer played Stanford White. In the scene, Norman gets shot and Norris had to “scream bloody murder.”
Courtesy of the Norman Mailer Estate Archives
Dressed to go out to a party on the balcony of their Brooklyn Heights home, in 1983 or 1984.
Courtesy of the Norman Mailer Estate Archives
Sitting in a bar with Pablo Armando Fernandez on a trip to Cuba.
Courtesy of the Norman Mailer Estate Archives
With Joyce Carol Oates, who is holding a copy of The Executioner’s Song, 1981.
Courtesy of the Norman Mailer Estate Archives
With Liz Smith, 1984.
Courtesy of the Norman Mailer Estate Archives
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