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Neal Cassady

1926 - 1968

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Neal Leon Cassady (February 8, 1926 – February 4, 1968) was a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s. Cassady published only two short fragments of prose in his lifetime, but exerted considerable intellectual and stylistic influence through his conversation and correspondence. Letters, poems, and an unfinished autobiographical novel have been published since his death. He was prominently featured as himself in the "scroll" (first draft) version of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road, and served as the model for the character Dean Moriarty in the 1957 version of that book. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Neal Cassady is the 766th most popular writer, the 1,041st most popular biography from United States (down from 865th in 2019) and the 79th most popular American Writer.

Neal Cassady is most famous for being the inspiration for the character Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road."

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Among writers, Neal Cassady ranks 766 out of 7,302. Before him are Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, Arto Paasilinna, Maurus Servius Honoratus, Harry Mulisch, V. S. Naipaul, and Charles Maurras. After him are Bernhard Schlink, Ban Gu, Pierre Boulle, Christoph Martin Wieland, Heliodorus of Emesa, and Agathias.

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Among people born in 1926, Neal Cassady ranks 50. Before him are Tsung-Dao Lee, Ed McBain, Mel Brooks, Louise Hay, Aaron Klug, and Alcides Ghiggia. After him are Richard Crenna, Abdus Salam, Maria Schell, Clifford Geertz, George Habash, and Tony Bennett. Among people deceased in 1968, Neal Cassady ranks 27. Before him are Corneille Heymans, Salvatore Quasimodo, Jim Clark, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Kees van Dongen, and José Nasazzi. After him are Alexandre Kojève, Pitirim Sorokin, Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, Howard Florey, Ivan Ribar, and Kirill Meretskov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Neal Cassady ranks 1,041 out of 20,380. Before him are Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968), Paul L. Modrich (1946), Samuel Barber (1910), Bing Crosby (1903), John Sherman (1823), and Mark Hamill (1951). After him are Anne Baxter (1923), John B. Calhoun (1917), Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1909), Charles Koch (1935), Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868), and Charlie Sheen (1965).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Neal Cassady ranks 79. Before him are Thomas Friedman (1953), William F. Buckley Jr. (1925), John Irving (1942), Ed McBain (1926), Louise Hay (1926), and Sinclair Lewis (1885). After him are H. L. Mencken (1880), Marilyn vos Savant (1946), Dashiell Hammett (1894), L. Frank Baum (1856), Robert Ludlum (1927), and William Saroyan (1908).

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