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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Last Waltz
as Self
1978
Lions Love
as The Beard Writer (uncredited)
1969
The Source
as Self
1999
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
as Self
2009
Be-In
as Self
1967
Rock Poet: Jim Morrison
as Self
2010
Visions of a City
as Himself
1978
Poetry in Motion
as Self
1982
Beyond the Law
as Grahr
1968
Two: Creeley/McClure
1965
Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. Woman
as Self
2012
Triptych in Four Parts
1958
The Hired Hand
as Plummer
1971
Liberty Crown
as Himself
1967
Spectre Mystagogic
1957
Maidstone
1971
