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During the | During the 1950's and 1960's, there was speculation that Norman Mailer would often partake in many types of drugs and alcohol.{{sfn|McGrath|2007|}} People close to Mailer said he had a short temper and would frequently engage in head-butting, arm-wrestling, and random punch-throwing.{{sfn|McGrath|2007|}} For much of the '50s, he drifted, frequently drunk or stoned or both.{{sfn|McGrath|2007|}} This is considered to be a result of his habit of overspending and recent projects not preforming as well as his previous works.{{sfn|Manand|2013}} | ||
Norman was waiting on a hearing of a charge of disorderly conduct because of a tussle over a tab of $7.60 the week before at a jazz club, Birdland.{{sfn|Moberley|2015|}} The Mailers had been married for six years at that point. Adele told the arresting detectives the night of November 20th that he had been displaying "homicidal tendencies" and their family had been attempting to get him to see a psychiatrist.{{sfn|Moberley|2015|}} Time after time, his wife saw how toxic, pugnacious, and depressed Norman could be.{{sfn|Moore |2020}} Everyone and everything became targets, their marriage was no exception.{{sfn|Moore |2020}} | Norman was waiting on a hearing of a charge of disorderly conduct because of a tussle over a tab of $7.60 the week before at a jazz club, Birdland.{{sfn|Moberley|2015|}} The Mailers had been married for six years at that point. Adele told the arresting detectives the night of November 20th that he had been displaying "homicidal tendencies" and their family had been attempting to get him to see a psychiatrist.{{sfn|Moberley|2015|}} Time after time, his wife saw how toxic, pugnacious, and depressed Norman could be.{{sfn|Moore |2020}} Everyone and everything became targets, their marriage was no exception.{{sfn|Moore |2020}} | ||