Neal Cassady

Born: 1926-02-08

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.


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Magic Trip

as Self
Released: 2011-08-05

A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America...

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The Acid Test

as Self
Released: 1966-10-05

Sound and image captured by the Merry Pranksters in late 1965 and early 1966: the bus on the...

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Love Always, Carolyn

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2011-04-23

Documentary about Carolyn Cassady, her life and marriage to Neal Cassady, her relationship with...

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Cassady in the Backhouse

as Himself
Released: 1972-01-01

The film was shot on the property of writer Ken Kesey in La Honda, California, in 1965 and...

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