On the Road to Desolation
Andrew O'Hagan looks at a critical point in the life of Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac. In 1956 he spent spent 63 soul-searching days as a fire-watcher on Washington state's Desolation Peak. After this stint he was never the same creative force again.
Cast
The cast behind this title
J
John Suiter
Self
M
Maxine Franklin
Self
T
Tom Clark
Self
J
Joyce Johnson
Self
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Self
R
Robert Giroux
Self
J
John Sampas
Self
A
Adele Mailer
Self
A
Ann Douglas
Self
Carolyn Cassady
Self
Jack Kerouac
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
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