Kerouac, Ginsberg & friends in New York

Silent footage of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Lucien Carr, and others in New York, Summer 1959. The location is in and around the Harmony Bar & Restaurant at E 9th St. and 3rd Ave. Others seen are Mary Frank (wife of film-maker Robert Frank) and children Pablo and Andrea, as well as Lucien's wife Francesca Carr and their three sons, Simon, Caleb and Ethan. Does anyone recognise any of the others?

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• Kerouac
• Ginsberg
• Lucien
• Caleb
• Carr
• Beat
• Generation
• Robert
• Frank

[21navyseabee]

who is the gal who took down her hair, later jack is talking to her outside waggin his finger?

[lupine22]

@21navyseabee - It's Mary Frank, wife of the photographer and film-maker Robert Frank

[GenSherman666]

Lucien Carr was the muse for these literary giants. I worked as a reporter and editor for UPI in the '70s and '80s before I left for a newspaper job and Carr was -- without any doubt -- the finest editor I ever worked with. A "nice job" from Lucien, and you'd be willing to work for free -- there was no higher praise.

[lupine22]

@GenSherman666 - Thanks for that. Always good to know more about Lucien.

[au574]

The beatniks of New York,1959. I loved the stride of the group, especially Allen Ginsberg, as they near the bar. You can just hear the bass and snare drums of Jazz music playing in the background.

[lupine22]

@au574 Beatniks?! No! Beats - yes. There was a huge difference between the two.

[Bdubya15]

The comprehension you have for groundbreaking literature is minimal at best... If you knew the times in which they were living, the writings of that time, and what was deemed to be obscenity and what was deemed socially acceptable, you would know they had to fight to get their works published. They were great writers with great minds and philosophies which extend far beyond that of conformist society.

[21navyseabee]

at the end, it looks like kerouc and ginsberg were pissed at the drunk guy bouncin that baby carriage off the curb or something though

[Evolverman]

3:16

wheel the perambulator Jack

wheel it nice and slow

don't get riled, mind the child

careful as you go

and when you reach the corner

and when you cross the road

just cock your front wheels up a bit

and over goes your load!

[nikbeatmb]

love jack!!!!!!! love tht time wish i was there back there !!!

[rossella1805]

Oh, I love that time, I adore Jack Kerouac, one of my favourite writers! <3

[spd13062]

Only a Glenn Beck fan (glennbeckfan10) could make such idiotic, uninformed statements regarding Kerouac, Ginsburg, and Burroughs. You couldn't recognize good fiction or poetry if it was being rammed up your ass. Good luck with your ignorance!

[vinnynumbnuts]

i was on the road by myself from east to west, canada. never slept once in a motel. my car was the best spot for me, especially in the rain. love this silent film. it really isn't silent at all.

[bapyou]

The prototype East Village hipster family with kids.