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Current Events & Trends | March 12, 2012 | Rebecca Rego Barry

Happy Birthday, Jack Kerouac

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Jack Kerouac was born ninety years ago today. Did he ever think this would be his legacy? Apparently, Kerouac wanted Marlon Brando to play Dean Moriarty...


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