Norman Mailer, American journalist and author (died 2007)

Nachem Malech Mailer, known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American writer, journalist and filmmaker. In a career spanning more than six or seven decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II.

January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 334 days remain until the end of the year.