Michael McClure

Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The King of Queens (1998) — Waiter
2. The Last Waltz (1978) — Self
3. The Hired Hand (1971) — Plummer
4. Lions Love (1969) — The Beard Writer (uncredited)
5. Two: Creeley/McClure (1965)
6. The Source (1999) — Self
7. Maidstone (1971)
8. Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. Woman (2012) — Self
9. Classic Albums (1997) — Self - Friend and Poet
10. Beyond the Law (1968) — Grahr
11. Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009) — Self
12. Be-In (1967) — Self
13. Poetry in Motion (1982) — Self
14. Rock Poet: Jim Morrison (2010) — Self
15. Visions of a City (1978) — Himself
16. Spectre Mystagogic (1957)
17. Triptych in Four Parts (1958)
18. Liberty Crown (1967) — Himself