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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994) -- A documentary tracing the life and work of Allen Ginsberg, the greatest of the Beat Generation poets.

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Date of Birth:
12 March 1922, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA more
Date of Death:
21 October 1969, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA more
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Mini Biography:
Jack Kerouac was born into a French-Canadian family and spoke a French... more
Trivia:
Remembered in the 10,000 Maniacs song "Hey Jack Kerouac". more
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(45 articles)
One Fast Move or I'm Gone: An Interview with Son Volt's Jay Farrar and Death Cab For Cutie's Benjamin Gibbard
 (From Huffington Post. 21 October 2009, 8:22 AM, PDT)
American Rust For Guevara Duo
 (From EmpireOnline. 20 October 2009, 12:34 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Jean-Louis de Lebris Kerouac

Filmography

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  1. On the Road (details only on IMDb Pro)
  2. Big Sur (details only on IMDb Pro)
  3. Dharma Bums (details only on IMDb Pro)
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- 1. Book of Blues (2001)   (poems) 2001 - 6.9 (15)
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  • Excerpts from Book of Blues (USA: festival title)
- 2. "The Fifties" (1997) (novel "On The Road") (segment 5) 1997 - 8.0 (55)
- 3. "United States of Poetry" (1995) (poem) 1995 - 8.2 (21)
- 4. Drug-Taking and the Arts (1994) (novel "On The Road") 1994 - 8.1 (31)
- 5. What Happened to Kerouac? (1986)   (works "On the Road", "Visions of Cody", "Desolation Angels", "Mexico City Blues" and "Dr. Sax and others") 1986 - 6.6 (128)
AKAs:
  • Kerouac (International: English title)
- 6. Kerouac, the Movie (1985) (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") 1985 - 6.2 (71)
- 7. "On the Road" (1962) (story) 1962 - -
- 8. The Subterraneans (1960) (novel) 1960 - 4.9 (141)
- 9. Pull My Daisy (1959) (writer) 1959 - 7.1 (208)
Soundtrack
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- 1. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)   (writer: "Praised Be Man") (performer: "Praised Be Man") 2005 - 8.6 (5,822)
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  • Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Australia)
Miscellaneous Crew
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- 1. Venus Blue (1998) (poetry excerpts) 1998 - 4.0 (31)
Actor
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- 1. Pull My Daisy (1959) Narrator 1959 - 7.1 (208)
Self
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- 1. "Firing Line" (1966)   Himself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.6 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 2. Couch (1964) Himself 1964 - 4.9 (28)
- 3. "The Steve Allen Show" (1956)   Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 9.3 (68)
AKAs:
  • The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
Archive Footage
- 1. Il falso bugiardo (2008) Himself
- 2. "SexTV"  
1 TV episode:
- 3. The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (2003) (V) Himself
- 4. Beat Boys Beat Girls (2003) Himself
- 5. New York in the 50's (2000) Himself (reads On the Road)
- 6. The Source (1999) (TV) Himself
- 7. "Bravo Profiles"  
1 TV episode:
- 8. "The Fifties" (1997) (uncredited) Himself
- 9. "The Works"  
1 TV episode:
- 10. No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg 1926-1997 (1997) (TV) Himself
- 11. "United States of Poetry" (1995) Himself
- 12. The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994) Himself
- 13. The Beat Generation: An American Dream (1987) Himself
- 14. What Happened to Kerouac? (1986) Himself
- 15. Kerouac, the Movie (1985) (uncredited) Himself (reads On The Road to Steve Allen)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Novel: "The Dharma Bums," 1956. more
Publicity Listings:
6 Biographical Movies | 3 Portrayals | 3 Print Biographies | 10 Articles more
Genres:
Drama | Documentary | Biography | Short more
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Character Name In Title | Based On Book | Independent Film | Interview more

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