Neal Cassady
Neal Cassady
Neal Leon Cassadywas a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s. He was prominently featured as himself in the original "scroll"version of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road. He also served as the model for the character Dean Moriarty in the 1957 version of that book. In many of Kerouac's later books, Cassady is represented by the character Cody Pomeray...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth8 February 1926
CitySalt Lake City, UT
CountryUnited States of America