1923–2007
Norman Mailer
American writer
84years old at death
30,964days lived
81%of the people on this site died younger
Norman Mailer was born on 31 January 1923 and died on 10 November 2007, aged 84 years and 283 days. That is 30,964 days in all.
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- Franz SchubertAustrian composer · 1797–182831 yrs
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