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| - Jack Kerouac was an author well-known for writing On the Road. (Deadline)
- Jack Kerouac was an American author who died from Cirrhosis of the liver as a result of heavy drinking.
- Jack London Kerouac (April 15, 1932 - May 25, 1974) Was an American hitchhiker, gambler, and swinger. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, his exploits at the card table often coincided with his bedroom adventures- "Even when not out of money, Jack would often bet his ass." - Lawrence Furlenghetti. Jack was the founder of a hitchhiking trio that included William S. Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg. Jack detailed his life bedding woman across the United States in his book "Off the Wagon". For the first time in American history the day to day life of a drunk womanizer was chronicled in journal form, with amusing anecdotes from his understudies Ginsberg and Burroughs. After many years off the wagon Jack became better known for his expertise in delivering a good 'beat down' than anything else. "You cou
- Jack Keruouac is one of the most notable of the beat poets of what was called the Beat Generation of the early 1950's. His novel on the road is often rumored to have been written overnight and written on one long scroll. Contrary to this belief, the work took months of actual travel research where he kept pocket notes, while travelling with Dean Cassidy across country and down into Mexico. And the scroll was written after the typewritten copy was completed. For a French description, see Jack Kerouac/French.
- Jack Kerouac (pronounced /ˈkɛruːæk, ˈkɛrəwæk/; March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American author, poet and painter. Alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, he is considered a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac's work was very popular, but received little critical acclaim during his lifetime. Today, he is considered an important and influential writer who inspired others, including Hunter S. Thompson, Tom Robbins, Lester Bangs, Richard Brautigan, Ken Kesey, Haruki Murakami, Tom Waits, and writers of the New Journalism.
- Jack Kerouac March 12, 1922 - October 21, 1969) was an American novelist, writer, poet, and artist. Along with William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, he is amongst the best known of the writers (and friends) known as the Beat Generation. Kerouac spent many of the years between 1947 and 1951 on the road, although he often spent extended periods at his mother's home and in the Florida home he purchased for her.
- Born March 12 1922, Died October 21 1969. Jack was the so-called father of the Beat Generation, a term that never set well with him, he once said that "I'm not a beatnik, I'm a catholic". But a beat poet and writer he was. For those of you who are not familiar with Jack, here is a link to a video clip of his appearance on the Steve Allen Show in 1959, where Jack reads some of his book On The Road while Steve plays a jazz blues in the background. Jack Kerouac reads from On The Road.
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| - Jack Kerouac was an author well-known for writing On the Road. (Deadline)
- Jack Kerouac March 12, 1922 - October 21, 1969) was an American novelist, writer, poet, and artist. Along with William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, he is amongst the best known of the writers (and friends) known as the Beat Generation. Kerouac's work was popular, but received little critical acclaim during his lifetime. Today, he is considered an important and influential writer who inspired others, including Tom Robbins, Lester Bangs, Richard Brautigan, and Ken Kesey, and writers of the New Journalism. Kerouac also influenced musicians such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Morrissey, Simon & Garfunkel, and Jim Morrison. Kerouac's best-known books are On the Road, The Dharma Bums, Big Sur, and Visions of Cody. Kerouac spent many of the years between 1947 and 1951 on the road, although he often spent extended periods at his mother's home and in the Florida home he purchased for her. Kerouac's search for a life worth living in the 1950's led him to recreational drug use and to travel, not only across the North America but throughout the world. His writing is credited as catalyst for the 1960s counterculture which Kerouac himself disdained. This article is a stub. You can help the CounterCulture Wikia grow by expanding it.
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- Jack Keruouac is one of the most notable of the beat poets of what was called the Beat Generation of the early 1950's. His novel on the road is often rumored to have been written overnight and written on one long scroll. Contrary to this belief, the work took months of actual travel research where he kept pocket notes, while travelling with Dean Cassidy across country and down into Mexico. And the scroll was written after the typewritten copy was completed. Reading the posthumously released notes related to the development of On the Road reveals a deeply religious Kerouac who often drew crosses in his journal to keep his mind focussed. For a French description, see Jack Kerouac/French.
- Jack Kerouac was an American author who died from Cirrhosis of the liver as a result of heavy drinking.
- Jack London Kerouac (April 15, 1932 - May 25, 1974) Was an American hitchhiker, gambler, and swinger. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, his exploits at the card table often coincided with his bedroom adventures- "Even when not out of money, Jack would often bet his ass." - Lawrence Furlenghetti. Jack was the founder of a hitchhiking trio that included William S. Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg. Jack detailed his life bedding woman across the United States in his book "Off the Wagon". For the first time in American history the day to day life of a drunk womanizer was chronicled in journal form, with amusing anecdotes from his understudies Ginsberg and Burroughs. After many years off the wagon Jack became better known for his expertise in delivering a good 'beat down' than anything else. "You couldn't call yourself a man in the 1950's unless you were on the receiving end of a good beat down, and Jack had more imitators than anyone."- Diane DiPrima of the LAPD.
- Born March 12 1922, Died October 21 1969. Jack was the so-called father of the Beat Generation, a term that never set well with him, he once said that "I'm not a beatnik, I'm a catholic". But a beat poet and writer he was. For those of you who are not familiar with Jack, here is a link to a video clip of his appearance on the Steve Allen Show in 1959, where Jack reads some of his book On The Road while Steve plays a jazz blues in the background. Jack Kerouac reads from On The Road. This article attempts to talk about his life and his work, with links off to more specific articles about individual works such as On The Road and Mexico City Blues.
- Jack Kerouac (pronounced /ˈkɛruːæk, ˈkɛrəwæk/; March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American author, poet and painter. Alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, he is considered a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac's work was very popular, but received little critical acclaim during his lifetime. Today, he is considered an important and influential writer who inspired others, including Hunter S. Thompson, Tom Robbins, Lester Bangs, Richard Brautigan, Ken Kesey, Haruki Murakami, Tom Waits, and writers of the New Journalism. Kerouac's best-known books are On the Road, The Dharma Bums, Big Sur, The Subterraneans, and Visions of Cody. In July 1957, Kerouac moved to a small house at 1418½ Clouser Avenue in the College Park section of Orlando, Florida, to await the release of On the Road. A few weeks later, the review appeared in the New York Times proclaiming Kerouac the voice of a new generation. Kerouac was hailed as a major American writer. His friendship with Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Gregory Corso, among others, became a notorious representation of the Beat Generation. His fame would come as an unmanageable surge that would ultimately be his undoing. Kerouac's novel is often described as the defining work of the post-World War II Beat Generation and Kerouac came to be called "the king of the beat generation," a term that he never felt comfortable with. He once observed, "I'm not a beatnik, I'm a Catholic." The success of On the Road brought Kerouac instant fame. He soon found he had little taste for celebrity status. After nine months, he no longer felt safe in public. He was badly beaten by three men outside the San Remo Bar in New York one night. Neal Cassady, possibly as a result of his new notoriety as the central character of the book, was set up and arrested for selling marijuana. Publishers were eager for a quick "sequel" to capitalize on On the Road's success. In response, Kerouac chronicled parts of his own experience with Buddhism, as well as some of his adventures with Gary Snyder and other San Francisco-area poets, in The Dharma Bums, set in California and Washington and published in 1958. It was written in Orlando between November 26 and December 7, 1957. To begin writing The Dharma Bums, Kerouac typed onto a ten-foot length of teletype paper, to avoid interrupting his flow for paper changes, as he had done six years previously for On the Road. Kerouac was demoralized by criticism of The Dharma Bums from such respected figures in the American field of Buddhism as Zen teacher Ruth Fuller Sasaki and Alan Watts. He wrote to Snyder, referring to a meeting with D. T. Suzuki, that "even Suzuki was looking at me through slitted eyes as tho I was a monstrous imposter". He passed up the opportunity to reunite with Snyder in California, and explained to Whalen, "I'd be ashamed to confront you and Gary now I've become so decadent and drunk .... I'm not a Buddhist any more." Kerouac also wrote and narrated a "Beat" movie entitled Pull My Daisy in 1959. Originally to be called The Beat Generation, the title was changed at the last moment when MGM released a film by the same name which sensationalized "beatnik" culture. John Antonelli's 1985 documentary Kerouac, the Movie begins and ends with footage of Kerouac reading from On the Road and Visions of Cody on The Tonight Show with Steve Allen in 1957. Kerouac appears intelligent but shy. "Are you nervous?" asks Steve Allen. "Naw", says Kerouac, sweating and fidgeting. Kerouac developed something of a friendship with the scholar Alan Watts (cryptically named Arthur Wayne in Kerouac's novel Big Sur, and Alex Aums in Desolation Angels). Kerouac moved to Northport, New York in March 1958, six months after releasing On the Road, to care for his aging mother Gabrielle and to hide from his new-found celebrity status.
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