Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll

Known for

Writing

Born

August 1, 1949

Birthplace

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Died

September 11, 2009 (aged 60)

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.

Best known work

The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries
1995
Tuff Turf
Tuff Turf
1985
Fridays
Fridays
1980
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
2008
Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion
1982
Curtis's Charm
Curtis's Charm
1996
Listen to the City
Listen to the City
1984
Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey
Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey
1992
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
1989
Touching the Game: The Story of the Cape Cod Baseball League
Touching the Game: The Story of the Cape Cod Baseball League
2004

Filmography

  1. 2008

    Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

    as Self

  2. 2004

  3. 1996

  4. 1995

    The Basketball Diaries

    as Frankie Pinewater, Novel

  5. 1992

  6. 1989

  7. 1985

    Tuff Turf

    as Self

  8. 1984

  9. 1982

  10. 1980

    FridaysTV

    as Self - Musical Guest (1 episode)

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