Roger Donoghue

Former professional boxer and a close friend of Mailer's; a dedicatee of Why Are We in Vietnam? and reputed to have taught Marlon Brando to box for On the Waterfront.

Roger Donoghue, a former professional boxer, was a close friend of Mailer’s and a dedicatee of Why Are We in Vietnam? (67.15). He moved in Mailer’s boxing-and-writing circle (67.7) and is often credited with coaching Marlon Brando for On the Waterfront.