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At the invitation of John Irving | At the invitation of [[w:John Irving|John Irving]], {{NM}}, [[Norris Church Mailer|Norris]] and [[w:George Plimpton|George Plimpton]] perform a staged reading of ''Zelda, Scott and Ernest'' in Manchester, VT. The play, written by Plimpton and Tom Quinn, is drawn entirely from the correspondence of [[w:Ernest Hemingway|Ernest Hemingway]] (played by Mailer), [[w:F. Scott Fitzgerald|F. Scott Fitzgerald]] (Plimpton), and [[w:Zelda Fitzgerald|Zelda Fitzgerald]] (Norris). Over the next two years the trio will give over a dozen performances in the U.S. and Europe. | ||
He responds to the 9/11 tragedy with a series of interviews and essays, including one in the ''Times of London'' on 13 September. | He responds to the [[w:September 11 attacks|9/11 tragedy]] with a series of interviews and essays, including one in the ''Times of London'' on 13 September. | ||
Between performances of the play, Mailer and [[Lawrence Schiller|Schiller]] travel together and research the story of F.B.I. agent Robert Hanssen, who is arrested and convicted of spying for the Russians. | Between performances of the play, Mailer and [[Lawrence Schiller|Schiller]] travel together and research the story of F.B.I. agent [[w:Robert Hanssen|Robert Hanssen]], who is arrested and convicted of spying for the Russians. | ||
Mailer’s teleplay is completed in November and broadcast on CBS the same month. Schiller transforms the teleplay into a narrative, ''Into the Mirror: The Life of Master Spy Robert P. Hanssen'' ([[02.7]]), which is published the following year. | |||
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File:2001 Carl Charnetski, NM, Lennon.jpg|Carl Charnetski, Norman Mailer, and J. Michael Lennon (2001). Photo by Donna Lennon. | |width=200 | ||
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|File:2001 Carl Charnetski, NM, Lennon.jpg|Carl Charnetski, Norman Mailer, and J. Michael Lennon (2001). Photo by Donna Lennon. | |||
|File:Wilkes Univ. Dedication of Mailer Room 2001.jpg|Dedication of the Norman Mailer Room at Wilkes University, April 1, 2001. | |||
|File:20010227-reading.jpg|Queens College Readings Ad. | |||
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