Andrew: That Tallulah Bankhead story would be more credible with a few words added, thus:

The Naked and the Dead was considered rich in naturalistic speech, but the publisher had forced Mailer to spell one four-letter word as “fug”; at a literary and theatrical party, when the actress Tallulah Bankhead was introduced to Mailer, she said: “So you’re the young man who can’t spell.” Mailer socked her on the jaw, knocking out several teeth.