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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ken Kesey canonical | 18 |
| Kenneth Elton Kesey | 1 |
| Sunshine Kesey | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
countercultural figure
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| adaptationOfWork |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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surface form:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975 film)
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| awardReceived | Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ |
| basedOn |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)
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surface form:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (stage play)
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| birthName |
Ken Kesey
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kenneth Elton Kesey
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| causeOfDeath | complications from surgery for liver cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-09-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-11-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stanford University
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University of Oregon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
countercultural activism
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literature ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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psychedelic literature ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Jed Kesey
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Shannon Kesey ⓘ Ken Kesey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sunshine Kesey
Zane Kesey ⓘ |
| influenced |
American counterculture
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psychedelic literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Beat Generation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
involvement in LSD experimentation
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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
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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
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essayist ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| participatedIn | CIA-sponsored MK-Ultra LSD experiments ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
La Junta, Colorado
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surface form:
La Junta, Colorado, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Eugene, Oregon
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surface form:
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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| residence | Pleasant Hill, Oregon, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Faye Haxby Kesey ⓘ |
| subjectOf | The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kenneth Elton Kesey
this entity surface form:
Sunshine Kesey