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John Clellon Holmes

1926 - 1988

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John Clellon Holmes (March 12, 1926 – March 30, 1988) was an American author, poet and professor, best known for his 1952 novel Go. Considered the first "Beat" novel, Go depicted events in his life with his friends Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsberg. He was often referred to as the "quiet Beat" and was one of Kerouac's closest friends. Holmes also wrote what is considered the definitive jazz novel of the Beat Generation, The Horn. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). John Clellon Holmes is the 6,326th most popular writer (down from 6,279th in 2024), the 11,561st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,137th in 2019) and the 840th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, John Clellon Holmes ranks 6,326 out of 7,302. Before him are Eric Van Lustbader, Sheila Jeffreys, Andrew Davies, Barbara Pym, Vikram Seth, and Karin Alvtegen. After him are Christopher Smart, Rosa María Britton, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Max Hastings, Thomas Lodge, and Stephen Vincent Benét.

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Among people born in 1926, John Clellon Holmes ranks 501. Before him are Chuck Cooper, Thomas Starzl, David Tudor, Gulab Bai, Bob Sweikert, and Paul Burke. After him are Tony Settember, Tulsi Giri, Valentin Kuzin, Jimmy Bryan, Rob Schroeder, and Clive Donner. Among people deceased in 1988, John Clellon Holmes ranks 254. Before him are Archie Cochrane, Melvin Frank, Jackie Milburn, Raúl Landini, Oleg Zhakov, and Alf Martinsen. After him are André Saeys, Alexander Bashlachev, E. B. Ford, Frans Peeraer, Ron Staniforth, and Irene Rich.

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Clellon Holmes ranks 840. Before him are Gillian Flynn (1971), Crane Wilbur (1886), Meg Cabot (1967), N. Scott Momaday (1934), Abby Mann (1927), and Eric Van Lustbader (1946). After him are Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896), Stephen Vincent Benét (1898), Stephen R. Donaldson (1947), Albert Maltz (1908), Richard Wilbur (1921), and Gay Talese (1932).

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