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On the Road to Desolation

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Andrew O'Hagan looks at a critical point in the life of Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac. In 1956 he spent spent 63 soul-searching days as a fire-watcher on Washington state's Desolation Peak. After this stint he was never the same creative force again.

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John Suiter

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Maxine Franklin

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Tom Clark

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Joyce Johnson

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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Robert Giroux

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John Sampas

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Adele Mailer

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Ann Douglas

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Carolyn Cassady

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Jack Kerouac

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Allen Ginsberg

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Steve Allen

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David Stewart

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Andrew O'Hagan

Writer

Jeremy Pollard

Cinematography

Andrea Miller

Executive Producer

Susan A. Banks

Production Assistant

Warren Meneely

Editor

Sarah Brown

Researcher

Susan McIntosh

Production Secretary

Sean O'Neil

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Phil Read

Mixing Engineer

Laura Pierce

Executive In Charge Of Production

Frances Berwick

Executive In Charge Of Production

Barry Dixon

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Andrew O'Hagan

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