Huncke

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Huncke is the surname of Herbert Huncke, an influential American writer and key figure of the Beat Generation whose life and stories deeply impacted authors like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs.

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instanceOf human
associatedWith Allen Ginsberg NERFINISHED
Beat writers
Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED
William S. Burroughs NERFINISHED
birthDate 1915-01-09
birthPlace Greenwich, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
coined term "Beat" in the sense later used for Beat Generation
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalRecord convicted for drug-related offenses
deathDate 1996-08-08
deathPlace New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
education left school at an early age
era 20th century
ethnicity European American NERFINISHED
familyName Huncke NERFINISHED
genre autobiographical writing
memoir
givenName Herbert
hasSurname Huncke NERFINISHED
influenced Allen Ginsberg NERFINISHED
Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED
William S. Burroughs NERFINISHED
inspiredCharacter characters in Jack Kerouac’s "On the Road"
characters in William S. Burroughs’ "Junkie"
characters in William S. Burroughs’ "Naked Lunch"
knownFor oral tales of Times Square underworld
streetwise storytelling
language English
livedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
movement Beat Generation NERFINISHED
name Herbert Huncke NERFINISHED
notableEvent participation in early Beat gatherings in New York City
notableFor influence on the Beat Generation
notableWork Huncke’s Journal NERFINISHED
The Evening Sun Turned Crimson NERFINISHED
occupation drug addict
memoirist
street hustler
writer
religion raised in a Protestant background
residence Times Square, New York City NERFINISHED
sexualOrientation bisexual
subjectOf biographical studies of the Beat Generation
usedDrugs heroin

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