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Jack Kerouac (1922–1969)

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Jack Kerouac was born into a French-Canadian family and spoke French before he learned English. His father was a printer and a local businessman. His first-ever story was inspired by the radio show "The Shadow". As a young writer he styled himself after Thomas Wolfe, and attended Columbia University... See full bio »

Born:

Jean-Louis de Kerouac
in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 47) in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
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2013 Big Sur (novel)
 
2012 On the Road (book)
 
2010 On the Trail: Jack Kerouac in Cheyenne (documentary short) (novel)
 
2009 Alfred Leslie: Cool Man in a Golden Age (video)
 
2001 Book of Blues (short) (poems)
 
1997 The Fifties (TV mini-series documentary)
– The Beat (1997) (novel "On The Road")
 
1995 United States of Poetry (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1994 Drug-Taking and the Arts (documentary) (novel "On The Road")
 
1986 What Happened to Kerouac? (documentary) (works "On the Road", "Visions of Cody", "Desolation Angels", "Mexico City Blues" and "Dr. Sax and others")
 
1985 Kerouac, the Movie (documentary) (works "Visions of Gerard", "Dr. Sax", "Vanity of Duluoz", "The Town and the City", "On the Road", "Desolation Angels", "Dharma Bums" and "Big Sur and others")
 
1962 On the Road (TV series) (story)
 
1960 The Subterraneans (novel)
 
1959 Pull My Daisy (short) (writer)
 
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2005 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) (writer: "Praised Be Man" / performer: "Praised Be Man")
 
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1998 Venus Blue (short) (poetry excerpts)
 
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1959 Pull My Daisy (short)
Narrator
 
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1968 Firing Line (TV series)
Himself
– The Hippies (1968) … Himself
 
1964 Couch
Himself
 
1959 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #5.7 (1959) … Himself - Guest
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (17 titles)
2011 Magic Trip (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Love Always, Carolyn (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Il falso bugiardo
Himself
 
2007 Speak Out (TV movie)
 
2006 SexTV (TV series documentary)
 
2003 The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Beat Boys Beat Girls (short)
Himself
 
2000 New York in the 50's (documentary)
Himself (reads On the Road)
 
1994-1999 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)
 
1997 The Fifties
Himself (uncredited)
 
1997 The Works (TV series documentary)
 
1997 No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg 1926-1997 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 United States of Poetry
Himself
 
1987 The Beat Generation: An American Dream (documentary)
Himself
 
1986 What Happened to Kerouac? (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Kerouac, the Movie (documentary)
Himself (reads On The Road to Steve Allen) (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1956) Novel: "The Dharma Bums" See more »

Publicity Listings:

6 Biographical Movies  | 6 Print Biographies  | 13 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jean-Louis Incogniteau | Jean-Louis | Jean-Louis de Lebris Kerouac | John Kerouac

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

You can't fight City Hall. It keeps changing its name. See more »

Trivia:

Never had a driver's license, and was envious of any skilled driver, his friend Neal Cassady in particular. Apparently made his peace with driving coming back from a Mexican trip, when he had to take the wheel part-time over long stretches of desert, as he described later in "Desolation Angels". See more »

Trademark:

Originated the term "Beat Generation." See more »

Nickname:

Ti Jean "Little John" See more »

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