Ned Polsky (October 20, 1928 – June 13, 2000) was an American author and sociologist who wrote the 1969 book Hustlers, Beats, and Others, about political culture, criminology and pool hustlers. He was also known for his criticism of Norman Mailer's essay The White Negro, included with the essay in later collections of Mailer's work, and as an "insane Joyce fanatic" who memorized long passages from Finnegans Wake.
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20 October 1928 New York City, New York
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Died |
13 June 2000 (aged 71)
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Zodiac | Libra |
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