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[[File: Norris Church Mailer.jpeg|thumb|Photo courtesy of the Norris Church Mailer Estate.]] | [[File: Norris Church Mailer.jpeg|thumb|Photo courtesy of the Norris Church Mailer Estate.]] | ||
Norris Church Mailer (born Barbara Jean Davis, January 31, 1949, in Arkansas – died November 21, 2010, in [[w:Brooklyn Heights|Brooklyn Heights, New York City]]){{sfn|Norris Church Mailer|2014}} was an American artist, actress, model, and author of several books. Her publications include the memoir, ''A Ticket to the Circus'' and the novels ''Cheap Diamonds'' and ''Windchill Summer''.{{sfn|Wire Report|2010}} | Norris Church Mailer (born Barbara Jean Davis, January 31, 1949, in Arkansas – died November 21, 2010, in [[w:Brooklyn Heights|Brooklyn Heights, New York City]]){{sfn|Norris Church Mailer|2014}} was an American artist, actress, model, and author of several books. Her publications include the memoir, ''A Ticket to the Circus'', and the novels ''Cheap Diamonds'' and ''Windchill Summer''.{{sfn|Wire Report|2010}} | ||
=Early Life & Career= | =Early Life & Career= | ||
Originally from [[w:Atkins, Arkansas|Atkins, Arkansas]], Norris Church Mailer had successful careers in various fields.{{sfn|Mailer|1989}} After graduating from [[w:Arkansas Tech University|Arkansas Polytechnic College]], she became an art teacher and, later, a successful model for the [[w:Wilhelmina Models|Wilhelmina modeling agency]].{{sfn|Klemesrud|1979}} She held several one-woman | Originally from [[w:Atkins, Arkansas|Atkins, Arkansas]], Norris Church Mailer had successful careers in various fields.{{sfn|Mailer|1989}} After graduating from [[w:Arkansas Tech University|Arkansas Polytechnic College]], she became an art teacher and, later, a successful model for the [[w:Wilhelmina Models|Wilhelmina modeling agency]].{{sfn|Klemesrud|1979}} She held several one-woman exhibits featuring her paintings and also acted in television and features films, including [[w:Ragtime (film)|''Ragtime'']] (1981), [[w:The Executioner's Song (film)|''The Executioner's Song'']] (1982), and the television soap opera, [[w:All My Children|''All My Children'']]{{sfn|Mansfield|2008}}. She was a member of the [[w:Actors Studio|Actors Studio]].{{sfn|Wire Reports|2010}} | ||
=Life with Normal Mailer= | =Life with Normal Mailer= | ||
Norris Church Mailer's near 33-year marriage to her second husband, [[Norman Mailer|Norman Mailer]],{{sfn|Italie|2010}} is frequently the focus of reviews about her life. She described Mailer as "the [[w:Henry Higgins|Henry Higgins]] to my [[w:Eliza Doolittle|Eliza Doolittle]]"{{sfn|Berger|2019|p=B11}}, often seeking his advice on drafts of her novels and defending him against critics who claimed he was misogynistic.{{sfn|Klemesrud|1979}} ''A Ticket to the Circus'' in part chronicles her relationship with Mailer.{{sfn|Bragg|2010}} She was the mother of two children and stepmother of Norman Mailer's | Norris Church Mailer's near 33-year marriage to her second husband, [[Norman Mailer|Norman Mailer]],{{sfn|Italie|2010}} is frequently the focus of reviews about her life. She described Mailer as "the [[w:Henry Higgins|Henry Higgins]] to my [[w:Eliza Doolittle|Eliza Doolittle]]"{{sfn|Berger|2019|p=B11}}, often seeking his advice on drafts of her novels and defending him against critics who claimed he was misogynistic.{{sfn|Klemesrud|1979}} ''A Ticket to the Circus'' in part chronicles her relationship with Mailer.{{sfn|Bragg|2010}} She was the mother of two children and stepmother to seven of Norman Mailer's children.{{sfn|Berger|2019}} | ||
=Death | =Legacy & Death= | ||
In 2004, [[w:Wilkes University|Wilkes University]] established the Norris Mailer Church Fellowship in creative writing in her honor.{{sfn|The Norris Church Mailer Fellowship in Creative Writing|n.d.}} She died in 2010 of complications from [[w:Gastrointestinal cancer|gastrointestinal cancer]].{{sfn|Berger|2019}} | In 2004, [[w:Wilkes University|Wilkes University]] established the Norris Mailer Church Fellowship in creative writing in her honor.{{sfn|The Norris Church Mailer Fellowship in Creative Writing|n.d.}} She died in 2010 of complications from [[w:Gastrointestinal cancer|gastrointestinal cancer]].{{sfn|Berger|2019}} | ||