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Norman Mailer
Deceased

How Did Norman Mailer Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn31/01/1923Born inLong Branch, New Jersey, USADied10/11/2007 (aged 84)Died inNew York CityCausekidney failureWikidataQ180962 ↗Buried atProvincetown CemeteryTMDb#143280 ↗

Nachem Malech Mailer, known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American writer, journalist, 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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Filmography35 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2021The Capote TapesMovieSelf (voice) (archive footage)98
2019What She Said: The Art of Pauline KaelMovieSelf96
2015Best of EnemiesMovieSelf (archival)92
2014The 50 Year ArgumentMovieHimself91
2007365 Day ProjectMovieSelf84
2005Inside Deep ThroatMovieSelf82
2005The OutsiderMovieSelf82
2003The Education of Gore VidalMovieSelf (archive footage)80
2002Gero von Boehm begegnet...SeriesSelf79
2001New York in the FiftiesMovieSelf78
2000Gilmore GirlsSeriesNorman Mailer77
2000Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal TaleMovie—77
1999maybrit illnerSeriesSelf76
1997StoryvilleSeries—74
1994The Life and Times of Allen GinsbergMovieSelf71
1988Hello Actors StudioMovieSelf65
1981RagtimeMovieStanford White58
1981Chytilová Versus FormanMovieSelf58
1979NDR Talk ShowSeriesSelf56
1978The South Bank ShowSeries—55
1975ApostrophesSeriesSelf52
1975PBS News HourSeriesSelf52
1971MaidstoneMovieNorman T. Kingsley48
1970Norman Mailer vs. Fun CityMovie—47
1970Double Pisces, Scorpio RisingMovie—47
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest45
1968Diaries, Notes, and SketchesMovieSelf45
1968Wild 90MoviePrince45
1968Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?MovieSelf45
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf39
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf39
1959The David Susskind ShowSeriesSelf36
1958MonitorSeries—35
1953The OscarsSeriesSelf30
1952TodaySeriesSelf29