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Norman Mailer Sent to Bellevue over His Protest in Wife Knifing

A short New York Times report on the commitment, quoting the medical recommendation that Mailer's "admission to a hospital is urgently advised."

“Norman Mailer Sent to Bellevue over His Protest in Wife Knifing.” Article by Jack Roth. New York Times, 23 November 1960, 26.

The piece includes a quotation from the medical report describing Mailer as “both homicidal and suicidal. His admission to a hospital is urgently advised”.

First published: 1960-11-23
Form: article
Lennon & Lennon: 60.10g
Cite as: /works/1960-11-23-mailer-sent-to-bellevue-over-protest
Last updated: 2026-05-25