Jim Carroll
Sign in to saveAmerican author, poet, and punk musician (1949–2009)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1949-08-01
- Died
- 2009-09-11
- Works
- 37
Top works
- Poem, interview, photographs
- Organic Trains
- Y2K Planning for Canadians
- Sara Ann Needs a CBC!!
- Future Belongs to Those Who Are Fast : Foreword By:
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Film & TV
Writing · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
James Dennis "Jim" Carroll was an author, poet, autobiographer, actor and punk musician. He was the author of “The Basketball Diaries,” a cult-classic memoir of his drug-fueled misadventures as a teenager in the 1960s. Then he became a celebrated downtown poet; and then in 1980, the star of his own hit rock band. With the help of the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, Carroll signed a record deal…
Known for
- Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press — Self2008
- The Basketball Diaries — Frankie Pinewater1995
- Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey — Guest Performer1992
- Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets — Self1989
- Tuff Turf — Self1985
- Listen to the City — Hupar1984
- Poetry in Motion — Self1982
- Fridays — Self - Musical Guest1980
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- 9,806
- Total plays
- 75,100
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Jim Carroll (August 1, 1949-September 11, 2009) was an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll is best known for his 1978 novel The Basketball Diaries, which was made into a movie in 1995 starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Raised in New York City, Carroll who attended several Catholic Grammar Schools from 1955 to 1963. In fall 1963, he entered public school, but was soon awarded a scholarship to the elite Trinity High School (a private school). He entered Trinity High School in 1964.
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A Three-Dimensional Conceptual Model of Corporate Performance
· 1979 · cited 24,142x
- Welcome to the Tidyverse
· 2019 · cited 19,324x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,368x
- Assessing the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials: Is blinding necessary?
· 1996 · cited 13,935x
- The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments
· 2009 · cited 13,930x
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 August 1949
- Died
- 11 September 2009
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dennis
- Family name
- Carroll
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Basketball Diaries
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