Neal Cassady

Neal Cassady

  • Birthday: 2/8/1926
  • Deathday: 2/4/1968
  • Place of birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • Fame for: Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography

Magic Trip
Release date: 8/5/2011

Magic Trip

Role(s): Self

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Love Always, Carolyn
Release date: 4/23/2011

Love Always, Carolyn

Role(s): Himself (archive footage)

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The Acid Test
Release date: 10/5/1966

The Acid Test

Role(s): Self

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The Last Time I Committed Suicide
Release date: 6/20/1997

The Last Time I Committed Suicide

Role(s): Book

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