James Dennis Carroll
Born: August 1, 1951 in N.Y.C.
Occupation: poet
Family: s. Thomas Joseph and Agnes (Coyle) C.; m. Rosemary Klemfuss, 1978 (div.)
Addresses: Office, c/o Penguin USA, 375 Hudson St, New York, NY, 10014-3658 .
Awards: Recipient young writer’s award Random House Books, 1970.
Positions Held: writer, poet, spoken word performer, writing instr., The Naropa Inst., Calif.
Author: (poetry) Organic Trains, 1967, Living at the Movies, 1973, The Book of Nods, 1986, Fear of Dreaming, 1993, (autobiographies) The Basketball Diaries, 1978 (made into film, 1985), Forced Entries: The Downtown Diaries: 1971-73, 1987; albums include Praying Mantis, 1992, (with
the Jim Carroll Band) Catholic Boy, 1980, Dry Dreams, 1982, I Write Your Name, 1984, The Best of the Jim Carroll Band, 1993; film contbn. include appearance in Listen to the City, 1984, soundtrack (with Jim Carroll Band) Tuff Turf, 1985; featured in MTV’s Cutting Edge series.
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Who’s Who in America ®, 51st edition
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