Jim Carroll
- Writing
- August 1, 1949 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- September 11, 2009
Biography
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 and in 1980 the band released its first album, "Catholic Boy. He appeared in two feature films and a couple of documentaries.
Known for
Filmography
- Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press · Self
- Touching the Game: The Story of the Cape Cod Baseball League · Producer, Writer
- Curtis's Charm · Novel
- The Basketball Diaries · Frankie Pinewater, Novel
- Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey · Guest Performer
- Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets · Self
- Tuff Turf · Self
- Listen to the City · Hupar
- Poetry in Motion · Self
- Fridays · Self