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    Ken Elton Kesey [5] (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American novelist, essayist and countercultural figure. He considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. Kesey was born in La Junta, Colorado, and grew up in Springfield, Oregon, graduating from the University of Oregon in ...

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about Ken Kesey, the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and a leader of the Merry Pranksters, a group that popularized LSD and hippie culture in the 1960s. Explore his life, works, quotes and facts on Biography.com.

  3. Apr 19, 2024 · Ken Kesey (born September 17, 1935, La Junta, Colorado, U.S.—died November 10, 2001, Eugene, Oregon) was an American writer who was a hero of the countercultural revolution and the hippie movement of the 1960s. Kesey was educated at the University of Oregon and Stanford University. At a Veterans Administration hospital in Menlo Park ...

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  4. A biography of the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion, and a leader of the 1960s counterculture movement. Learn about his life, works, influences, and legacy in Oregon and beyond.

  5. Mar 11, 2019 · Learn about Ken Kesey, the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and a pioneer of the 1960s counterculture. Discover his early life, his literary achievements, his drug adventures, and his role in the Merry Pranksters and the Acid Tests.

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  7. Aug 12, 2011 · Kesey died in 2001 at the age of 66. His last major publication was a piece in Rolling Stone magazine reflecting on Sept. 11. The new documentary Magic Trip follows the late Ken Kesey and the ...

  8. Jan 3, 2014 · Learn about the life and legacy of Ken Kesey, one of the best-known authors to ever emerge from Oregon. Explore his literary achievements, his involvement in the counterculture movement, and his family and friends' perspectives.

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