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Who Was Ken Kesey?
Novelist. Explorer. Prankster.

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Artist. Entertainer. Athlete. Teacher. Father. And so much more.

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Ken, the creator of the Furthur bus, was so many things to so many people. His influence on literature, art, and culture in the 20th Century is rivaled by few others. Perhaps best known for his best-selling novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Kesey’s impact spread far beyond literature.

With his band of “Merry Pranksters” he often rubbed shoulders with numerous other musical and artistic powerhouses of his day. The Oregon Historical Society has called him “a founding father of the s counterculture.”

The Early Years
He was born Kenneth Elton Kesey, September 17, , in La Junta, CO, to Geneva and Fred Kesey.

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The family relocated to Oregon eleven years later, where Ken would spend the majority of his life. A superior athlete, Ken excelled at wresting in both high school and at the University of Oregon. Passionate about reading and films, Ken showed clear pro