Ken Kesey (1935–2001) (Full name Ken Elton Kesey) American novelist and nonfiction writer. Kesey became acquainted with the Beat Generation during the 1950s, when he was a teenager in California. He later cited Beat writers Jack Kerouac, John...

Born September 17, 1935La Junta, Colorado Died November 10, 2001Eugene, Oregon Author and prankster Ken Kesey. © Ken Kesey was one of the central figures in the...

Described as a psychedelic outlaw and the "Dr. Strange" of American letters, Ken Kesey's fame as a counterculture luminary was assured with the impact of his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962). Kesey was a...

(born Sept. 17, 1935, La Junta, Colo., U.S.—died Nov. 10. 2001, Eugene, Ore.) U.S. writer. He attended Stanford University and later served as an experimental subject and aide in a hospital, an experience that led to his novel One Flew over the...

Kenneth Elton Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American author, best known for his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as a counter-cultural figure who, some consider, was a link between the Beat Generation of the...