The documentary, created by the late South Dakota filmmaker Doug Sharples in 1999, is considered one of the most comprehensive Kerouac films to date, and it only took 17 years to complete. LOWELL - Jack Kerouac’s literary canon and personal legacy is beloved amongst many in Lowell, the place where Kerouac was born, where he grew up and eventually where he was buried.īut even now, more than 50 years since Kerouac’s tragic death, more information and insight into the famous Beat writer continues to be uncovered.
