Robert Douglas Norman, 28, from Glasgow was a second-class passenger heading from Southampton to Vancouver to meet his brother.

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Couples has also recently countered Norman's criticism of his choice of Woods with a critique of one of Norman's choices, Robert Allenby.

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George Plimpton, Norman Mailer, Gay Talese, Robert Stone, Willie Morris, Peter Maas and Hunter Thompson were often in attendance.

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Auden, Elizabeth Hardwick, Mary McCarthy, Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal and Robert Penn Warren, pointed towards what was to come: a continuous stream of essays, usually discussing a book or books, and usually written by someone recognised as a writer, scholar or thinker of distinction.

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While Norman's opinion is shared by many, his own choice of fellow Australian Robert Allenby for this year's competition in Melbourne (which begins Wednesday night, Eastern time) looks even more questionable.

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