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Neal Cassady picture

Neal Cassady

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Known For

41 Years Old

Neal Cassady was a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s. He served as the model for the character Dean Moriarty in the 1957 version of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road. In many of Kerouac's later books, Cassady is represented by the character Cody Pomeray. Cassady also appeared in Allen Ginsberg's poems, and in several other works of literature by other writers.

Born

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA on 8th February 1926

Died

4th February 1968

All Credits

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place Image
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Self
Love Always, Carolyn Image
Love Always, Carolyn
Self (archive footage)
The Acid Test Image
The Acid Test
Self
Cassady in the Backhouse Image
Cassady in the Backhouse
Himself