| Source | Chicago Reader |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | April 9, 2026, 1 p.m. |
| Last Updated | April 9, 2026, 1 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/official-biography-her-story-theater/ |
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In 1960, novelist Norman Mailer stabbed his then-wife, actor and artist Adele
Morales, at a party in New York where he’d intended to announce his candidacy
for mayor. Morales refused to press charges and Mailer only faced a charge of
third-degree assault. (And abusive men were never a problem in lit...