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Oregon Cultural Heritage CommissionSometimes a Great Notion and the Kesey Legacy (2008)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1963) and Sometimes a Great Notion (1964), Ken Kesey’s initial books, made his reputation. A University of Oregon graduate, he studied with Wallace Stegner at Stanford, with a stellar cast of fellow students including Wendell Berry, Ed McClanahan, Larry McMurtry, Robert Stone, and long-time collaborator Ken Babbs.

Anticipating the April 4 world premiere of Aaron Posner’s stage adaptation of Sometimes a Great Notion at Portland Center Stage, speakers who knew him personally for decades will focus on Kesey’s creative career.

Presenters: Gretchen (Fetchin) Douglas, Boyd Harris, Walt Curtis, Mark Christensen & Aaron Posner


This movie is part of the collection: Community Video

Producer: Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: kesey; pranksters; lsd; oregon; portland; on the bus; ochcom; hippies
Contact Information: ochcom@gmail.com encanto@ochcom.org

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Reviewer: Speed Limit - - January 29, 2010
Subject: Awesome
Much appreciation for putting this video up! Amazed more and more as I delve into archive.org never thought I'd hear such great stories of Ken in his youth and of his peers at the time, grate stuff keep em comin'