73.45

Advertisement for Marilyn: A Biography. New York Times, 9 December, 13-15. Mailer composed this advertisement, which consists of both positive and negative quotes from reviews of 73.30 (similar to 55.5), a response to Mike Wallace’s editing of his interview with Mailer on 60 Minutes, and publication figures: 400,000 copies in print. See earlier 1973 entries, 74.12, 77.7.