About

Known credits:
5
Birthday:
1926-02-08
Place of birth:
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Neal Cassady

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting

2011 Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place Actor Self 59
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2011 Love Always, Carolyn Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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1972 Cassady in the Backhouse Actor Himself N/A
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1966 The Acid Test Actor Self 59
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Writing

1997 The Last Time I Committed Suicide Writing Book 58
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