Birth of Norman Kingsley Mailer
Birth of Norman Kingsley Mailer
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Norman Kingsley Mailer Biography and Timeline
Follow Norman Kingsley Mailer through 21 dated historical records for United States of America.
Norman Kingsley Mailer, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1923–2007Years on this page
1923
1948
100 best novels in English language
"The Naked and the Dead", based on his personal experiences during World War II, hailed by many as one of the best American novels to come out of the war years and named one of the "100 best novels in English language" by the Modern Library
The Naked and the Dead
"The Naked and the Dead", based on his personal experiences during World War II, hailed by many as one of the best American novels to come out of the war years and named one of the "100 best novels in English language" by the Modern Library
1951
Barbary Shore
"Barbary Shore", a surreal parable of Cold War left politics, set in a Brooklyn rooming-house
Cold War
"Barbary Shore", a surreal parable of Cold War left politics, set in a Brooklyn rooming-house
1955
The Deer Park
"The Deer Park", draws on his experiences working as a screenwriter in Hollywood in the early 1950s
1963
The Presidential Papers
"The Presidential Papers". Contributor of book reviews and long essays to The New York Review of Books since its founding issue in 1963
1965
An American Dream
"An American Dream"
1967
Arrest of Norman Kingsley Mailer
Arrested for his involvement in anti War demonstrations
Why Are We in Vietnam?
"Why Are We in Vietnam?"
1968
Armies of the Night
"Miami and the Siege of Chicago". "Armies of the Night"
Miami and the Siege of Chicago
"Miami and the Siege of Chicago". "Armies of the Night"
National Book Award
Awarded a National Book Award
Pulitzer Prize
Awarded a Pulitzer Prize
1971
The Prisoner of Sex
"The Prisoner of Sex"
1973
Marilyn
"Marilyn"
1975
The Fight
"The Fight"
1979
The Executioners Song
"The Executioners Song"
1983
Ancient Evenings
"Ancient Evenings"
2005
Medal
Awarded the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from The National Book Foundation
2007
Death of Norman Kingsley Mailer
Death of Norman Kingsley Mailer
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.