Michael McClure (October 20, 1932 – May 4, 2020) was an American poet, playwright, songwriter, and novelist. After moving to San Francisco as a young man, he found fame as one of the five poets (including Allen Ginsberg) who read at the famous San Francisco Six Gallery reading in 1955, which was barely fictionalized in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums. He soon became a key member of the Beat Generation and was immortalized as Pat McLear in Kerouac's Big Sur.
Filmography
The Last Waltz
as Self
The Hired Hand
as Plummer
Lions Love
as The Beard Writer (uncredited)
The Source
as Self
Beyond the Law
as Grahr
Be-In
as Self
Poetry in Motion
as Self
Rock Poet: Jim Morrison
as Self
Visions of a City
as Himself
Liberty Crown
as Himself