Norman Mailer (1923–2007) American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film maker, actor and political candidate
Superman Comes to the Supermarket (1960)
“The world's saddest man will live here in Los Angeles.”
"Fastest Growing Heartache In The West," from Beaucoups Of Blues (1970)
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