Neal Cassady

Biography

Neal Cassady was a pivotal figure in the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic counterculture movements of the 1960s. He served as the inspiration for Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road, appearing prominently in the book and later taking on various literary personas, including Cody Pomeray in Kerouac's later works. Cassady also appeared in Allen Ginsberg's poems and contributed to other writers' works through his conversations and correspondence.