Jack Kerouac

AKA:

Ti Jean

Birth Name:

Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac

Birth Date:

March 12, 1922

Birth Place:

9 Lupine Road, Lowell, Massachusetts

Death Date:

October 21, 1969

Place of Death:

St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida

Age:

Cause of Death:

Abdominal hemorrhage and cirrhosis of the liver due to chronic alcoholism

Cemetery Name:

Edson Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Writers and Poets

Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist who, alongside Jack Cassidey, William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation in the late 1950s through the early 60s. After the publication of On The Road and The Dharma Bums Kerouac became an underground celebrity and, with other beats, a progenitor of the hippie movement. At the time Kerouac greatly influenced many of the cultural icons of the 1960s, including The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, and the Doors.

Fun Fact:

In his final year of life, Jack Kerouac made only $1,770 as he lived quietly (e.g. drinking heavily) at 5169 10th Avenue N in St. Petersburg, Florida. His ramshackled home remained untouched and unlived in for 45 years after his death. His favorite chair and a Lowell, MA phone book still remained the same as the day he died. The home finally sold in 2020 gutted of all evidence of the famous resident.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Edson Cemetery

1375 Gorham Street

Lowell, Massachusetts, 01852

USA

North America

Map:

Cemetery map of Edson Cemetery in Lowell, Massachusetts

Grave Location:

Kerouac Family Plot

Grave Location Description

Kerouac is buried in his hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts at Edson Cemetery. His grave is located four rows off Lincoln Avenue between 7th and 8th Street.