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“The Bad Boy of Letters Grows Up: At 60, Norman Mailer Claims He Has Mellowed.” Article-interview by Blake Green. San Francisco Chronicle, 8 April. Report on Mailer’s reading from 83.18 in San Francisco at a program sponsored by City Arts and Lectures, Inc., and his later conversation with Michael McClure and others. He comments on the Abbott affair, Henry Miller, his reputation, and finances.