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Norman Mailer Cleared: Not Drunk

A New York Post report quoting Mailer on his court appearance and exoneration on a drunkenness charge in Provincetown.

“Norman Mailer Cleared: Not Drunk.” Article by J.H. Cummings. New York Post, 23 June 1960.

Mailer is quoted in this account of his court appearance and acquittal. He answered it directly in “A Letter from Provincetown” (60.7); the episode is also the subject of Dwight Macdonald‘s “Massachusetts vs. Mailer” (60.8).

First published: 1960-06-23
Form: article
Lennon & Lennon: 60.6
Cite as: /works/1960-06-23-norman-mailer-cleared-not-drunk
Last updated: 2026-05-25