Michael McClure
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1932-10-20 · Marysville, Kansas, USA
- Died
- 2020-05-04
Known for
- The King of Queens (1998) — Waiter
- The Last Waltz (1978) — Self
- The Hired Hand (1971) — Plummer
- Lions Love (1969) — The Beard Writer (uncredited)
- Two: Creeley/McClure (1965)
- The Source (1999) — Self
- Maidstone (1971)
- Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. Woman (2012) — Self
- Classic Albums (1997) — Self - Friend and Poet
- Beyond the Law (1968) — Grahr
- Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009) — Self
- Poetry in Motion (1982) — Self
- Be-In (1967) — Self
- Rock Poet: Jim Morrison (2010) — Self
- Visions of a City (1978) — Himself
- Spectre Mystagogic (1957)