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  • Poet-musician Jim Carroll, author of "The Basketball Diaries," has died at age 60
    Poet-musician Jim Carroll, author of "The Basketball Diaries," has ...
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Poet-musician Jim Carroll, author of "The Basketball Diaries," has ...
Jim Carroll's Biography

James Dennis "Jim" Carroll (August 1, 1949 – September 11, 2009) was an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of the same name, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll.

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  • News Source: The independent | about 1 month ago
    The New York poet and punk rocker Jim Carroll was the author of The Basketball Diaries, a lurid account of his transformation from a clean-cut teenager attending a private school in Manhattan to a junkie hustling around Times Square to support his
  • News Source: Androscoggin News | about 1 month ago
    Centenary Year commemoration, revealed that the GAA acknowledged that Wicklow has put together the best and most imaginative programme of events to mark this milestone year in the association. We had another fine example of the work put in by Wicklow
  • News Source: Chicago Tribune | about 1 month ago
    really nice," said Unicycle Loves You singer/guitarist Jim Carroll as he paused onstage and looked around Lincoln Hall, Chicago's new concert venue. Carroll's sentiment echoed the consensus of the performers and audience members at a half-full

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  • Blog Source: www.jimcarroll.com | about 1 month ago
    Jim Carroll's blog. Recent video clips. Loading... "Thanks for changing lives! A note from the NRPA Congress..." WhatsNext.jpg When you want off stage, you always wonder how you did! Last week, I was the opening keynote speaker for an ...
  • Blog Source: www.irishtimes.com | about 1 month ago
    October 23, 2009 @ 12:54 pm | by Jim Carroll. Per ad in today's paper, Battles play Dublin's Tripod on December 10 as part of U:Mack's 15th birthday party. “Irish debut of new material from their forthcoming album”, it sez here. ...
  • Blog Source: www.irishtimes.com | about 1 month ago
    October 23, 2009 @ 7:44 am | by Jim Carroll. In The Ticket today, Donald Clarke looks at why children's films have the hippest scriptwriters, the indiest soundtrackers and the coolest directors, there's an interview with Fantastic ...

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