"I got into a lot of theatrical magic and did shows all through high school and in college. I went from this into ventriloquism (and even had a show on TV) and from ventriloquism into hypnotism. And from hypnotism into dope. But it's always been the same trip, the same kind of search."
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Ken Kesey was born into a family of farmers and ranchers who restlessly moved from state to state looking for opportunity. From this background, Kesey derived a sense of self-sufficiency that permeates his work. He idolized his father, an outdoor man; Kesey also wrestled, boxed, and raced in competitions with his cousins and brothers at family gatherings. Storytelling was an important part of Kesey's formative years. Kesey's maternal grandmother was a font of family stories, as well as a devout more...
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1935 Colorado, Mountain States, Western States, United States,
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Wonderful & I loved the movie too.