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Pull My Daisy

Pull My Daisy

Comedy, Drama

26m

November 11, 1959 (65 years ago)

Overview

Based on an incident in the life of Beat icon Neal Cassady and his wife, the painter Carolyn, the film tells the story of a railway brakeman whose wife invites a respected bishop over for dinner. However, the brakeman's Bohemian friends crash the party, with comic results. Pull My Daisy is a film that typifies the Beat Generation. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, Daisy was adapted by Jack Kerouac from the third act of his play, Beat Generation; Kerouac also provided improvised narration.

ActorAge thenAge now
Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac

Narrator (voice)

Birthday: March 12, 1922

37 October 21, 1969 (47)
Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Alan

Birthday: June 3, 1926

33 April 5, 1997 (70)
Gregory Corso

Gregory Corso

Gregory

Birthday: March 26, 1930

29 January 17, 2001 (70)
Peter Orlovsky

Peter Orlovsky

Peter

Birthday: July 8, 1933

26 May 30, 2010 (76)
Larry Rivers

Larry Rivers

Milo

Birthday: August 17, 1923

36 August 14, 2002 (78)
David Amram

David Amram

Mez McGillicuddy

Birthday: November 17, 1930

2894
Richard Bellamy

Richard Bellamy

Bishop

Birthday: December 3, 1927

31 March 29, 1998 (70)
Alice Neel

Alice Neel

Bishop's Mother

Birthday: January 28, 1900

59 October 13, 1984 (84)
Sally Gross

Sally Gross

Bishop's Sister

Birthday: August 3, 1933

26 July 20, 2015 (81)
Pablo Frank

Pablo Frank

Pablo, Milo's Son

Birthday: -

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