Person

Michael McClure

Actor 1932-10-20 Marysville, Kansas, USA

Michael McClure (October 20, 1932 – May 4, 2020) was an American poet, playwright, songwriter, and novelist. After moving to San Francisco as a young man, he found fame as one of the five poets (including Allen Ginsberg) who read at the famous San Francisco Six Gallery reading in 1955, which was barely fictionalized in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums. He soon became a key member of the Beat Generation and was immortalized as Pat McLear in Kerouac's Big Sur.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY

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The King of Queens

The King of Queens

1998 · Waiter

The Last Waltz

The Last Waltz

1978 · Self

The Hired Hand

The Hired Hand

1971 · Plummer

Lions Love

Lions Love

1969 · The Beard Writer (uncredited)

Two: Creeley/McClure

Two: Creeley/McClure

1965 · Movie

The Source

The Source

1999 · Self

Maidstone

Maidstone

1971 · Movie

Classic Albums

Classic Albums

1997 · Self - Friend and Poet

Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. Woman

Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. Woman

2012 · Self

Beyond the Law

Beyond the Law

1968 · Grahr

Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

2009 · Self

Poetry in Motion

Poetry in Motion

1982 · Self

Be-In

Be-In

1967 · Self

Rock Poet: Jim Morrison

Rock Poet: Jim Morrison

2010 · Self

Spectre Mystagogic

Spectre Mystagogic

1957 · Movie

Visions of a City

Visions of a City

1978 · Himself

Triptych in Four Parts

1958 · Movie

Liberty Crown

1967 · Himself