Jack Kerouac

Summary

Jack Kerouac is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Lowell^[2]. He was born on March 12, 1922^[3]. He passed away in St. Petersburg^[4]. He died on October 21, 1969^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], poet^[7], novelist^[8], screenwriter^[9], and prose writer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.4% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,191 views/month, #3,984 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell^[2].
• Jack Kerouac died in St. Petersburg^[4].
• Jack Kerouac was born on March 12, 1922^[3].
• Jack Kerouac died on October 21, 1969^[5].
• Jack Kerouac is buried at Edson Cemetery^[12].
• Jack Kerouac's father was Léo Alcide Kerouac^[13].
• Jack Kerouac's mother was Gabrielle Ange Lévesque^[14].
• Among Jack Kerouac's spouses was Joan Haverty Kerouac^[15].
• Among Jack Kerouac's spouses was Edie Parker^[16].
• Among Jack Kerouac's spouses was Stella Sampas^[17].
• A child of Jack Kerouac was Jan Kerouac^[18].
• Jack Kerouac held citizenship in United States^[19].
• Canadian French was Jack Kerouac's native language^[20].
• Jack Kerouac worked as a writer^[6].
• Jack Kerouac worked as a poet^[7].
• Jack Kerouac worked as a novelist^[8].
• Jack Kerouac worked as a screenwriter^[9].
• Jack Kerouac's professions included prose writer^[10].
• Jack Kerouac's field of work was American literature^[21].
• Jack Kerouac's field of work was autobiographical novel^[22].
• Jack Kerouac's field of work was American poetry^[23].
• Jack Kerouac was educated at Columbia University^[24].
• Jack Kerouac was educated at Lowell High School^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Jack Kerouac is On the Road^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Jack Kerouac is The Dharma Bums^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1922-03-22^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1969-10-21^[31]

• Community tags: author, beat generation, united states^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: ccf81e74-b701-4277-a599-3e0942e70b53^[33]

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Origins and Family

Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell^[2]. He was born on March 12, 1922^[3]. His father was Léo Alcide Kerouac^[13]. His mother was Gabrielle Ange Lévesque^[14]. Canadian French was his native language^[20].

Education

Educated at Columbia University^[24], a private university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1754^[36], headquartered in Manhattan^[37] and Lowell High School^[25], a high school^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1831^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], poet^[7], novelist^[8], screenwriter^[9], and prose writer^[10]. Fields of work include American literature^[21], a sub-set of literature^[41], in United States^[42]; autobiographical novel^[22], a novel genre^[43]; and American poetry^[23], a literary genre by place of origin^[44], in United States^[45].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include On the Road^[26], The Dharma Bums^[27], Big Sur^[46], Desolation Angels^[47], and The Subterraneans^[48]. Things named for Jack Kerouac include Jack Kerouac Alley^[49] and Kerouac^[50].

Personal Life

Spouses include Joan Haverty Kerouac^[15], a writer^[51], 1931–1990^[52], of United States^[53]; Edie Parker^[16], an autobiographer^[54], 1922–1993^[55], of United States^[56]; and Stella Sampas^[17], 1918–1990^[57], of United States^[58]. A child of Jack Kerouac was Jan Kerouac^[18]. Religious affiliations include Buddhism^[59], a religion^[60] and Catholicism^[61], a Christian denominational family^[62], founded in 1054^[63].

Death and Burial

Jack Kerouac died on October 21, 1969^[5]. He died in St. Petersburg^[4]. The cause of death was internal bleeding^[64]. He is buried at Edson Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Jack Kerouac ranks in the top 0.4% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,191 views/month, #3,984 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[65] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[66]

He has been cited as an influence by Ray Manzarek^[67], a director^[68], 1939–2013^[69], of United States^[70], awarded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[71], specialised in music^[72]; Ken Kesey^[73], a writer^[74], 1935–2001^[75], of United States^[76], specialised in literature^[77]; Tom Wolfe^[78], a journalist^[79], 1930–2018^[80], of United States^[81], awarded the National Humanities Medal^[82], specialised in literature^[83]; Neal Cassady^[84], a writer^[85], 1926–1968^[86], of United States^[87]; Richard Brautigan^[88], a writer^[89], 1935–1984^[90], of United States^[91]; and Colum McCann^[92], a screenwriter^[93], b. 1965^[94], of Ireland^[95], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[96], specialised in literary activity^[97].

Works attributed to him include On the Road^[98], The Dharma Bums^[99], Big Sur^[100], And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks^[101], Desolation Angels^[102], and The Town and the City^[103]. Entities named for him include Jack Kerouac Alley^[49] and Kerouac^[50].

FAQs

Where was Jack Kerouac born?

Born in Lowell^[2], Jack Kerouac…

Where did Jack Kerouac die?

Jack Kerouac died in St. Petersburg^[4].

Who were Jack Kerouac's parents?

Jack Kerouac's father was Léo Alcide Kerouac^[13]. Jack Kerouac's mother was Gabrielle Ange Lévesque^[14].

Who was Jack Kerouac married to?

Jack Kerouac's spouses include Joan Haverty Kerouac^[15], Edie Parker^[16], and Stella Sampas^[17].

What did Jack Kerouac do for work?

Jack Kerouac worked as writer^[6], poet^[7], novelist^[8], screenwriter^[9], and prose writer^[10].

Where did Jack Kerouac go to school?

Jack Kerouac was educated at Columbia University^[24] and Lowell High School^[25].

Who did Jack Kerouac influence?

Jack Kerouac has been cited as an influence by Ray Manzarek^[67], Ken Kesey^[73], Tom Wolfe^[78], and Neal Cassady^[84].