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His fascination with drinking, drugs and violence nearly took a tragic turn in 1960, when he stabbed his wife Adele Morales with a penknife after a nightlong party.<ref>[http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/mai0bio-1 Norman Mailer]</ref>
His fascination with drinking, drugs and violence nearly took a tragic turn in 1960, when he stabbed his wife Adele Morales with a penknife after a nightlong party.<ref>[http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/mai0bio-1 Norman Mailer]</ref>
One of his more infamous actions was his successfully petitioning for the killer [[Jack Abbot]] to be released from prison simply on the basis of his being a writer. During his brief time in parole, Abbot then proceeded to murder Richard Adan, a restaurant waiter, over an argument to use the restroom, getting him arrested yet again.
Mailer studied at the Sorbonne in [[Paris]]. In 1967 he was arrested at the [[Pentagon]] during a demonstration against the [[Vietnam War]]. He died in [[New York City]] at the age of 84.
Mailer studied at the Sorbonne in [[Paris]]. In 1967 he was arrested at the [[Pentagon]] during a demonstration against the [[Vietnam War]]. He died in [[New York City]] at the age of 84.