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McDarrah, Fred W., 1926-2007, author, photographer.

Beat generation : glory days in Greenwich Village / Fred W. McDarrah, Gloria S. McDarrah.

New York : Schirmer Books ; London : Prentice Hall International, [1996]

©1996

xi, 286 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

From fashion and food to literature and music, the Beats heralded a new way of living, and a new mode of recording their lives. There is hardly a part of American culture today that is untouched by their work. Fred and Gloria McDarrah lived and worked in the heart of the Beat scene. Astute observers and participants, they faithfully recorded what they saw in word and picture. Besides their own thoughts and images, they amassed a collection of authentic Beat writings, all in the author's own hand or typed by them. Now reproduced for the first time, these writings complement the photographs and memories in giving a full picture of what it was like to be a Beat. With over 240 photographs, this work promises to be a landmark document of the Beats, their lives, and times.

Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969 -- Friends and associates -- Portraits.

Beats (Persons) -- Pictorial works.

Authors, American -- 20th century -- Portraits.

Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works.

Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.

Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

McDarrah, Gloria S., author.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-273) and index.

Anatomy of a beatnik -- The Artist's Studio -- Black Mountain School -- The Cedar Street Tavern -- The Club -- Coffee houses -- Allen Ginsberg : Beat-at-large -- Jazz and the Beats -- Ted Joans's birthday party -- Kerouac writes a poem -- Literary gatherings and hangouts -- Literary publications -- The Living Theatre -- Frank O'Hara & the New York School -- Poetry readings -- Portraits on the Beat scene -- Rent-a-beatnik -- The San Francisco school -- Street and park scenes -- The Wilentzes and the 8th Street Bookshop -- Last stop : Lowell.

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