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William Buckley and NM, Part 3

William Buckley and NM, Part 3

Part three of William Buckley and Norman Mailer in 1968.

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William Buckley and NM, Part 2

William Buckley and NM, Part 2

Part two of William Buckley’s 1968 interview with Norman Mailer on Firing Line.

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William Buckley and NM

William Buckley and NM

William Buckley interviews Norman Mailer in 1968 on Firing Line, Part 1.

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Mailer & the Harvard Film Archive

In October 2008, The Norman Mailer Estate donated their film holdings to the Harvard Film Archive in Cambridge, MA. Comprising of over fifty boxes of material, including the original negatives and outtakes from Mailer’s films Wild 90 (1967), Beyond the Law (1968), and Maidstone (1971), the collection is currently being cataloged and prepared for future [...]

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The Maidstone Brawl

This is the infamous clip of the ten-minute brawl between Norman Mailer and Rip Torn in the film Maidstone. According to Wikipedia: as the camera rolled, Torn struck Mailer in the head with a hammer, intending to “kill his character.” Mailer’s scalp opened up, and a vicious fight ensued. With the camera still rolling, Torn [...]

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