Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac was born on Mar 12, 1922 in USA. Jack Kerouac's big-screen debut came with The Subterraneans directed by Ranald MacDougall in 1960. Jack Kerouac is known for Drug-Taking and the Arts directed by Storm Thorgerson, Bernard Hill stars as The Presenter and Phil Daniels as Thomas de Quincey. The upcoming new movie Jack Kerouac plays is I riassuntini which will be released on Oct 08, 2018.

Jack Kerouac was born into a French-Canadian family and spoke French before he learned English. His father was a printer and a local businessman. His first story was inspired by the radio show "The Shadow". As a young writer he styled himself after Thomas Wolfe, and attended Columbia University. Although his most famous novel is "On the Road", some of his other better known novels are "The Town and the City" and "The Dharma Bums", about a group of writers and Zen. Kerouac, who was married thrice, was a very heavy drinker, which was a major factor in his deteriorating health. He died in 1969, during emergency surgery.