Herbert Edwin Huncke

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Herbert Edwin Huncke was an American writer, storyteller, and central Beat Generation figure whose gritty tales of street life in New York deeply influenced authors like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Beat Generation figure
human
memoirist
associatedWith Allen Ginsberg NERFINISHED
Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED
Times Square street culture NERFINISHED
William S. Burroughs NERFINISHED
birthDate 1915-01-09
birthPlace Greenwich, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath congestive heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalRecord multiple arrests related to drugs and theft
deathDate 1996-08-08
deathPlace New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
describedIn Beat memoirs by contemporaries
education left school in his teens
era 20th century
ethnicity European American
familyName Huncke NERFINISHED
genre Beat literature NERFINISHED
autobiographical fiction
memoir
givenName Herbert
influenced Allen Ginsberg NERFINISHED
Beat Generation literature
Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED
William S. Burroughs NERFINISHED
influencedWork Junkie NERFINISHED
On the Road NERFINISHED
inspiredCharacter characters in Jack Kerouac’s novels
characters in William S. Burroughs’ novels
knownFor gritty tales of street life in New York City
popularizing the term "beat"
language English
literaryStyle raw autobiographical realism
livedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
movement Beat Generation NERFINISHED
name Herbert Edwin Huncke NERFINISHED
notableWork Huncke’s Journal NERFINISHED
The Evening Sun Turned Crimson NERFINISHED
occupation drug dealer
hustler
storyteller
writer
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexualOrientation bisexual
subjectOf autobiographical writings about addiction and crime

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Herbert Huncke name Herbert Edwin Huncke