Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Mailer, Dying for a Part in 'Ragtime'

William Borders's New York Times report on the London filming of Milos Forman's Ragtime, in which Mailer plays Stanford White; Norris Church has a small role.

Norman Mailer as Stanford White in Ragtime, 1980

“Mailer, Dying for a Part in ‘Ragtime,’” an article by William Borders in the New York Times (17 December 1980), reporting the London filming of Milos Forman‘s Ragtime, from E. L. Doctorow‘s 1975 novel, in which Mailer plays the architect Stanford White — murdered in the film. Norris Church had a small role.

First published: 1980-12-17
Form: article
Lennon & Lennon: 80.20
Cite as: /works/1980-12-17-mailer-dying-for-a-part
Last updated: 2026-06-05