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Lucien Carr was a key figure in the New York City circle of the Beat Generation in the 1940s, who introduced Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs to each other. He also killed his former teacher David Kammerer in a fit of rage and was pardoned by the governor of New York.
Jan 30, 2005 · Lucien Carr, one of the founders -- and one of the last survivors -- of the Beat Generation of poets and writers, although one who never wrote poetry or novels, died on Friday. He...
Lucien Carr was a charismatic and well-read Columbia student who befriended Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs in 1944. He also killed his stalker David Kammerer in Riverside Park, an event that shaped the Beat movement and his own life.
Jun 27, 2019 · How Lucien Carr, a young Columbia student and a friend of Jack Kerouac, killed his older companion David Kammerer in 1944 and sparked the Beat movement. The article explores the crime, the trial, and the sexuality of the characters involved.
Oct 5, 2020 · Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg were introduced to each other by an enigmatic Columbia University undergraduate named Lucien Carr, and together, they lay the foundation of Beat ethic in life as art, as well as literary influence and form.
Nov 8, 1994 · Lucien Carr was a Columbia student who brought Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs together in 1940s Greenwich Village. He also killed his stalker David Kammerer and served time in jail, but later became a journalist and outlived most of his Beat friends.
Jan 30, 2005 · Lucien Carr, who brought together, befriended and served as muse for novelists Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs and poet Allen Ginsberg, the three writers who formed the core of literature’s...
