People, Oct. 27, 1980

Though not one to stand on ceremony, Author Norman Mailer, 57, is planning three: a marriage, a divorce and a marriage, in unceremoniously quick succession. The self-described "champion of obscenity, wise father of six [now eight] children and husband of four battling sweet wives" was recently granted his long-contested divorce from sweet wife No. 4, Beverly Bentley, 50. Now he intends to marry Jazz Singer Carol Stevens, 50, with whom he lived from 1969 to 1974, then divorce her and wed former Model Morris Church, 31, his live-in companion of the past five...

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