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Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002) -- Story of the U.S. spy that sold CIA secrets to the Russians.

The Executioner's Song (1982) -- Clip: Gary refuses all appeals and asks to be executed by firing squad

"CBS Television News" (1948): : -- Norman Mailer, known for his depictions of counter-culture in the 1950's and 60's, as well as his provocative opinions, dies in New York. Considered a true original, Mailer won two Pulitzer Prizes.

When We Were Kings (1996) -- ZuGuide.com - Trailer (Flash)

The Outsider (2005) -- Warning: Adult Content – A very inside look at what it means to be a filmmaker

Overview

Date of Birth:

31 January 1923, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA more

Date of Death:

10 November 2007, New York City, New York, USA more

Contact:

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Mini Biography:

Controversial, celebrated post-WWII American writer Norman Mailer first... more

Trivia:

Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987 more

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Up 3% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(19 articles)

A bar on North Avenue
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 5 October 2009, 6:41 AM, PDT)
Home Movies
(From IFC. 1 September 2009, 1:48 AM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: In Development, Writer, Actor, Director, Producer, Editor, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage

In Development
	1.	The Naked and the Dead (details only on IMDb Pro)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002) (TV)	(written by)	2002	-	6.1 (231)

2.	American Tragedy (2000) (TV)	(teleplay)	2000	-	5.8 (144)

3.	Time of Her Time (1999)	(story)	1999	-	6.6 (18)

4.	King Lear (1987)	(uncredited)	1987	-	5.3 (453)
	AKAs: Jean-Luc Godard's King Lear (USA: video box title)
5.	Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)	(novel) (screenplay)	1987	-	4.9 (481)

6.	The Executioner's Song (1982) (TV)	(book) (screenplay)	1982	-	7.3 (585)

7.	Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV)	(novel)	1980	-	7.1 (76)

8.	Town Bloody Hall (1979)	(book "The Prisoner of Sex")	1979	-	6.3 (53)
	AKAs: A Dialogue on Women's Liberation (USA: subtitle)
9.	Maidstone (1970)	(writer)	1970	-	5.5 (30)

10.	Beyond the Law (1968/I)	(writer)	1968	-	6.1 (22)

11.	An American Dream (1966)	(novel)	1966	-	6.2 (62)
	AKAs: See You in Hell, Darling (UK)
12.	The Naked and the Dead (1958)	(novel)	1958	-	6.5 (404)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Cremaster 2 (1999)	Harry Houdini	1999	-	6.6 (408)

2.	The Obit Writer (1993)		1993	-	-

3.	King Lear (1987)	(uncredited) The Great Writer	1987	-	5.3 (453)
	AKAs: Jean-Luc Godard's King Lear (USA: video box title)
4.	Ragtime (1981)	Stanford White	1981	-	7.2 (3,631)
	AKAs: Love and Glory (Philippines: English title)
5.	Maidstone (1970)	Norman T. Kingsley	1970	-	5.5 (30)

6.	Wild 90 (1968)	Prince	1968	-	5.6 (13)

7.	Beyond the Law (1968/I)	Lt. Francis Xavier Pope	1968	-	6.1 (22)

		Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)	1987	-	4.9 (481)

2.	Maidstone (1970)	1970	-	5.5 (30)

3.	Wild 90 (1968)	1968	-	5.6 (13)

4.	Beyond the Law (1968/I)	1968	-	6.1 (22)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002) (TV)	(executive producer)	2002	-	6.1 (231)

2.	Maidstone (1970)	(producer)	1970	-	5.5 (30)

3.	Beyond the Law (1968/I)	(producer)	1968	-	6.1 (22)

		Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Maidstone (1970)	1970	-	5.5 (30)

2.	Wild 90 (1968)	1968	-	5.6 (13)

3.	Beyond the Law (1968/I)	1968	-	6.1 (22)

Soundtrack View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)	(lyrics: "You'll Come Back (You Always Do)")	1987	-	4.9 (481)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The American Experience" (1988)	special thanks (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	8.5 (193)
	1 TV episode: Oswald's Ghost (2008) (special thanks)
2.	Bomb It (2007)	(special thanks)	2007	-	7.5 (186)

3.	Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story (2005)	(special thanks)	2005	-	7.8 (201)

4.	Cremaster 2 (1999)	(special thanks: permission for use of "The Executioner's Song")	1999	-	6.6 (408)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Ptown Diaries (2009)	Norman Mailer	2009	-	8.6 (9)

2.	"The Charlie Rose Show" (1991)	Himself (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	7.8 (219)
	AKAs: Charlie Rose (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 13 November 2007 (2007) Himself
3.	Oswald's Ghost (2007)	Himself	2007	-	6.6 (93)

4.	"Mein Leben" (2003)	Himself (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	-
	1 TV episode: Norman Mailer (2007) Himself
5.	"American Masters" (1983)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	8.3 (66)
	1 TV episode: Marilyn Monroe: Still Life (2006) Himself
6.	The Ballad of Greenwich Village (2005)	Himself	2005	-	-

7.	"HBO First Look" (1992)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	6.4 (154)
	1 TV episode: Cinderella Man (2005) Himself
8.	The Outsider (2005)	Himself	2005	-	7.0 (105)

9.	Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story (2005)	(voice) Himself	2005	-	7.8 (201)

10.	Inside Deep Throat (2005)	Himself	2005	-	6.9 (2,928)

11.	"Gilmore Girls" (2000)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	8.3 (14,015)
	AKAs: Gilmore Girls: Beginnings (USA: rerun title) 1 TV episode: Norman Mailer, I'm Pregnant! (2004) Himself
12.	Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire (2004)	Himself	2004	-	7.5 (301)

13.	Le monde selon Bush (2004) (TV)	Himself	2004	-	7.9 (552)
	AKAs: The World According to Bush (International: English title) (USA)
14.	Norman Mailer in Provincetown (2003) (V)	Himself	2003	-	-

15.	"Berlin Mitte" (1999)	Himself (1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	5.7 (11)
	AKAs: Berlin Mitte (Germany) Maybrit Illner (Germany: new title) 1 TV episode: Sprachlose Freundschaft - Wie fremd wird uns Amerika? (2003) Himself
16.	"Gero von Boehm begegnet..." (2002)	Himself (1 episode, 2002)	2002	-	-
	1 TV episode: Norman Mailer (2002) Himself
17.	L'étrange festival (2001) (TV)	Himself	2001	-	-

18.	Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (2000)	Himself	2000	-	6.8 (488)

19.	New York in the 50's (2000)	Himself	2000	-	5.7 (25)

20.	When We Were Kings (1996)	Himself	1996	-	7.8 (5,955)

21.	The Odyssey of John Dos Passos (1994) (TV)	Himself	1994	-	-

22.	Marilyn Monroe: Life After Death (1994)	Himself	1994	-	4.8 (14)

23.	The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994)	Himself	1994	-	6.9 (103)

24.	Omnibus: The Last Moguls (1986)	Himself	1986	-	-

25.	"One on One" (1983)	Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1983)	1983	-	-
	1 TV episode: Norman Mailer (1983) Himself - Guest
26.	James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (1981) (TV)	Himself	1981	-	6.6 (16)

27.	"Apostrophes" (1975)	Himself (1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	5.3 (6)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 19 December 1980 (1980) Himself
28.	Town Bloody Hall (1979)	Himself	1979	-	6.3 (53)
	AKAs: A Dialogue on Women's Liberation (USA: subtitle)
29.	The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV)	Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards	1977	-	5.6 (80)

30.	Year of the Woman (1973)	Himself	1973	-	4.6 (15)

31.	"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)	Himself (1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	8.3 (463)
	AKAs: The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 26 October 1972 (1972) Himself
32.	Diaries Notes and Sketches (1969)	Himself	1969	-	7.8 (67)
	AKAs: Walden (USA: new title)
33.	Muhammad Ali, the Greatest (1969)	Himself - in crowd	1969	-	6.9 (99)
	AKAs: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee (USA)
34.	"The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)	Himself (1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	7.9 (114)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 20 November 1968 (1968) Himself
35.	"Today" (1952)	Himself (1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	4.6 (318)
	AKAs: NBC News Today (USA: promotional title) The Today Show (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 27 September 1968 (1968) Himself
36.	Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up? (1968)	Himself	1968	-	-


1.	"Sunday AM"
	1 TV episode: Episode #3.10 (2007) Himself
2.	The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (2003) (V)	Himself

3.	Stone Reader (2002)	(archive sound)

4.	The Source (1999) (TV)	Himself

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Print ad: britannica.com (1999) more

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2 Biographical Movies | 5 Print Biographies | 4 Interviews | 38 Articles | 3 Magazine Cover Photos more

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Documentary | Drama | Biography | Talk-Show more

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