Novelist Neal Cassady

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Neal Cassady

Living place: Salt Lake City

Birthday: 8-2-1926 (98 years old)

Population of US 1926: 117,397,000

Global rank: #48749

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Novelist Neal Cassady profile

Who is Novelist Neal Cassady?
A colorful American figure of the Beat generation, he served as the model for the character of Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel, On The Road. Cassady's own published works include Pull My Daisy (a poem) and The Third First (a novel).
He shared a room for a time with author Ken Kesey and with members of The Grateful Dead.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He lived on the streets with his alcoholic father and also spent time in reform school and prison.

Family life info

He fathered four children, had an ongoing affair with Allen Ginsberg, and was married to two women at the same time.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Novelist Neal Cassady?
He is immortalized in Jack & amp; Neal, a 1977 song by songwriter Tom Waits describing a cross-country road trip with Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady.

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Summary of Neal Cassady profile

When was Novelist Neal Cassady born?
Neal Cassady birthday 8-2-1926 (at the age of 98).
Where is Novelist Neal Cassady's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Neal Cassady was born in Salt Lake City, Utah- United States. is a Novelist, whose Zodiac is Aquarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. Neal Cassady's global rank is 48749 and whose rank is 361 in list of famous Novelist. Population of US in 1926 is about 117,397,000 persons.
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Events in 1926 and 8-2

Events in US in the birth year of Neal Cassady

  • U.S. troops land in Nicaragua (May 2) to preserve order after a revolt against the new president Emiliano Chamorro.
  • Father Coughlin makes his first radio broadcast, beginning his 20-year career of racist and right-wing polemics.

Birthday Neal Cassady (8-2) in history

  • Day 8-2 year 1587: Queen Mary of Scotland was beheaded for treason. Her son, King James VI of Scotland, calmly accepted his mother's execution.
  • Day 8-2 year 1693: The founding date of William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the second oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth oldest among English-speaking countries.
  • Day 8-2 year 1870: The National Weather Service was established under the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
  • Day 8-2 year 1904: The Russo-Japanese war began when the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur in northeast China.
  • Day 8-2 year 1915: D. W. Griffith's controversial epic, The Birth of a Nation premiered in Los Angeles.
  • Day 8-2 year 1924: The gas chamber was used for the first time as a method of execution in the United States. Gangster Gee Jon was put to death at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City.
  • Day 8-2 year 1960: The payola (pay for broadcast airplay) hearings opened in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dick Clark would testify in April.
  • Day 8-2 year 1980: President Jimmy Carter revealed his plan to reinstate selective service draft registration.
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