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Influential Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac dies of an internal hemorrhage caused by liver damage, the result of a lifetime of heavy drinking, aged 47, in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. Kerouac's writing was infused with the spirit of jazz, and he frequently hung out in New York City clubs such as The Red Drum, Minton's and The Open Door, listening to jazz giants such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis.
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