Norman Mailer V. Ryan O'Neal: The Author Unveils His Sunday Punch
A People report on Mailer's new friendship with Ryan O'Neal, formed over boxing through Jose Torres; Mailer: 'This is the first time I fell in love with a man.'
“Norman Mailer V. Ryan O’Neal: The Author Unveils His Sunday Punch,” an article in People (7 January 1980), an account of Mailer meeting Ryan O’Neal and enjoying boxing with him — relayed by Mailer’s friend, the former light-heavyweight champion Jose Torres. “This is the first time I fell in love with a man,” Mailer told him. O’Neal would later star in the film of Tough Guys Don’t Dance.
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