Ken Kesey

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Ken Kesey was an American novelist and countercultural figure best known for his influential 1962 novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and his role in the 1960s psychedelic movement.

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Label Occurrences
Ken Kesey canonical 18
Kenneth Elton Kesey 1
Sunshine Kesey 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf countercultural figure
human
novelist
adaptationOfWork One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
surface form: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975 film)
awardReceived Guggenheim Fellowship
basedOn One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)
surface form: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (stage play)
birthName Ken Kesey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kenneth Elton Kesey
causeOfDeath complications from surgery for liver cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1935-09-17
dateOfDeath 2001-11-10
educatedAt Stanford University
University of Oregon
fieldOfWork countercultural activism
literature
genre fiction
psychedelic literature
hasChild Jed Kesey
Shannon Kesey
Ken Kesey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sunshine Kesey

Zane Kesey
influenced American counterculture
psychedelic literature
influencedBy Beat Generation
knownFor involvement in LSD experimentation
organizing Acid Tests
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Merry Pranksters
militaryService United States Marine Corps Reserve
movement 1960s counterculture
psychedelic movement
name Ken Kesey self-link
notableWork Demon Box
Kesey's Garage Sale
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel)
surface form: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Sometimes a Great Notion
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
occupation counterculture figure
essayist
novelist
participatedIn CIA-sponsored MK-Ultra LSD experiments
placeOfBirth La Junta, Colorado
surface form: La Junta, Colorado, United States
placeOfDeath Eugene, Oregon
surface form: Eugene, Oregon, United States
residence Pleasant Hill, Oregon, United States
spouse Faye Haxby Kesey
subjectOf The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

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Neal Cassady influenced Ken Kesey
Neal Cassady closeFriendOf Ken Kesey
Ken Kesey name Ken Kesey self-link
Ken Kesey birthName Ken Kesey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kenneth Elton Kesey
Ken Kesey hasChild Ken Kesey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sunshine Kesey
Randle Patrick McMurphy creator Ken Kesey
Nurse Ratched creator Ken Kesey
The First Third associatedWith Ken Kesey
Merry Pranksters leader Ken Kesey
Dale Wasserman influencedBy Ken Kesey