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James Dennis Carroll (August 1, 1949 – September 11, 2009) was an American author, poet, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries, which inspired a 1995 film of the same title that starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll, and his 1980 song "People Who Died" with the Jim Carroll Band.
Sep 25, 2009 · FINAL SHOT Jim Carroll, here in the late 70s, soared to stardom young, with his book The Basketball Diaries and his punk band. He was finishing an autobiographical novel when he died. Michael...
Sep 14, 2009 · Jim Carroll, the poet and punk rocker in the outlaw tradition of Rimbaud and Burroughs who chronicled his wild youth in “The Basketball Diaries,” died on Friday at his home in Manhattan. He was...
Sep 14, 2009 · Poet and punk rocker Jim Carroll, whose life story was famously documented in his autobiography The Basketball Diaries, died following a heart attack on Friday, September 11th in New York...
Sep 14, 2009 · Jim Carroll, who died in 2009, was a punk rocker, a poet and the author of the autobiographical book 'The Basketball Diaries'. He chronicled his chaotic life of sports, drugs and poetry in his music and writing.
Explore the life and work of Jim Carroll, a New York poet, diarist, musician, and author of The Basketball Diaries. Learn about his books, performances, influences, and legacy on this site.
Sep 11, 2009 · Jim Carroll. Poet and rock & roll frontman whose book of poetry, The Basketball Diaries, brought his cryptic, junkie-framed lyrics to jagged, Big Apple punk. Read Full Biography.
