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Guide Notes:
Ken Kesey was an American author and counter-culture folk hero who is best known for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. -
Fast Facts:
- Born: September 17, 1935
- Died: November 10, 2001
- Birthplace: La Junta, Colorado
- Birth Name: Kenneth Elton Kesey
- Participated in Project MKULTRA
- Favorite Band: The Grateful Dead
- Member of the Merry Pranksters
- Authored over a dozen novels
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Drug Culture
While attending Stanford University in 1959, Kesey took part in a volutary CIA funded drug testing program called Project MKULTRA. The project took place at the Menlo Park Veterans Hospital, and provided the background for his writing project, which would later become One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The testing was over a broad range of psychoactive drugs which included LSD, mescaline and cocaine. Kesey went on after the project to perform his own testing, to the point of hosting "acid parties" once he arrived on the west coast. -
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Ken Kesey was an American author and counter-culture folk hero who is best known for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. -
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Ken Kesey on Amazon
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - $9.99
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Penguin Classics) - $15.00
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Ken Kesey Questions
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What is a Kai Ken? 2 AnswersIt is a smart healthy dog with a wild origin. It sounds like a good hunting dog. http://www.kai-ken.org/ read more -
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Fast Facts:
- Born: September 17, 1935
- Died: November 10, 2001
- Birthplace: La Junta, Colorado
- Birth Name: Kenneth Elton Kesey
- Participated in Project MKULTRA
- Favorite Band: The Grateful Dead
- Member of the Merry Pranksters
- Authored over a dozen novels
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Drug Culture
</small> While attending Stanford University in 1959, Kesey took part in a volutary CIA funded drug testing program called Project MKULTRA. The project took place at the Menlo Park Veterans Hospital, and provided the background for his writing project, which would later become One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The testing was over a broad range of psychoactive drugs which included LSD, mescaline and cocaine. Kesey went on after the project to perform his own testing, to the point of hosting "acid parties" once he arrived on the west coast. </note> -
Ken Kesey Personal Timeline
- September 17, 1935: Born
- 1957: Received degree from the University of Oregon in Speech and Communication
- 1958: Enrolls in Stanford University's creative writing program
- 1959: Volunteered for Project MKULTRA, a CIA sponsored research program
- 1964: Merry Pranksters travel across country in their bus, "Furthur"
- 1966: Arrested for possession of marijuana, fled to Mexico | spent 5 months in jail
- 1994: Toured with the Merry Pranksters performing a musical he wrote
- November 10, 2001: Died
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Notable Film Adaptions
- NOTE: All of the links in this section are from IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1971: Sometimes a Great Notion
- 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- 2000: Twister: A Musical Catastrophe
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RT @ripple1967: The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer." -- Ken Kesey
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The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer." -- Ken Kesey
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey http://thereadersclub.com/ItemInfo.php?item_id=1219
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Ken Kesey~ You cant really be strong until you see a funny side to things.
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@azend That's not what Ken Kesey said!
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