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Wed to Lady Jean? A Mystery, by Norman Mailer

Article-interview by Fern Marja Eckman and Alfred G. Aronowitz: Mailer confirms reports that he has divorced his second wife, Adele Morales, in Juarez, Mexico, but won't confirm (accurate) reports that he had wed Lady Jeanne Campbell. Mailer: 'There's a theory that Jeanne and I both love a mystery, and that's why we're keeping a firm secret on the little matter — whether we're married or not.'

“Wed to Lady Jean? A Mystery, by Norman Mailer.” Article-interview by Fern Marja Eckman and Alfred G. Aronowitz. New York Post, 26 April 1962, 4.

Mailer confirms reports that he has divorced his second wife, Adele Morales, in Juarez, Mexico, but won’t confirm (accurate) reports that he had wed Lady Jeanne Campbell, daughter of the Earl of Argyll and granddaughter of Lord Beaverbrook. “There’s a theory that Jeanne and I both love a mystery,” Mailer says, “and that’s why we’re keeping a firm secret on the little matter — whether we’re married or not.”

First published: 1962-04-26
Form: article-interview
Lennon & Lennon: 62.9
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Last updated: 2026-05-27