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- Name: Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac
- Fictional Alter-Egoes: Sal Paradise, Jack Duluoz
- Born: March 12, 1922
- Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts
- Died: October 21, 1969
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Literary Genre: Beat Literature
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Jack Kerouac was an American writer, poet and artist whose spontaneous prose style, personal and spiritual mythology, and countercultural tendencies helped make him the figurehead of the Beat Generation. His seminal novel On the Road was published in 1957 and quickly earned him worldwide fame and notoriety.
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Are Jack Russels really smart dogs? 2 AnswersDifferent breeds of dogs can be extremely intelligent in different ways. Terriers are known for their intelligence and tenacity (read: they're smart and can be ... read more -
Where does the name Jack Russell come from? 1 AnswerQuote: "The Jack Russell Terrier was developed in 19th century England by a clergyman named Jack Russell." read more -
Doctor Who : Who is Captain Jack Harkin? 1 AnswerIt's actually "Harkness". From Wikipedia: Captain Jack Harkness is a fictional character played by John Barrowman in Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwo... read more -
Is Jack dead? 4 AnswersNo of course he isn't dead. Now come the mini commercials where they show us how Jack survived and gets all better! Oh maybe they will show him in hospital eat... read more
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Jack Kerouac Timeline
- March 12, 1922: Born in Lowell, Massachusetts
- 1926: Kerouac's brother Gerard dies of Rhuematic Fever at age 9
- 1939: Moves to New York City to attend Columbia University
- 1942: Joins the United States Merchant Marine
- 1944: Marries Edie Parker. There marriage was annulled a year later
- 1950: Publishes his first novel The Town and the City.
- 1951: Writes On the Road in three weeks.
- 1957: On the Road is finally published by Viking Press
- 1958: The novel The Dharma Bums is published.
- 1969: Dies of cirrhosis of the liver in St. Petersburg, Florida
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@baspaternotte Bedenk wel wat Truman Capote ooit zei over Jack Kerouac: 'That's not writing, that's typing' #minderissomsmeer
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On the Road but not by Jack Kerouac.
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