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2. Jim Carroll - Wikipedia

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   James Dennis Carroll (August 1, 1949 – September 11, 2009) [1] was an American author, poet, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries, which inspired a 1995 film of the same title that starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll, and his 1980 song "People Who Died" with the Jim Carroll Band.

3. Catholic Boy - Wikipedia

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   Catholic Boy. Catholic Boy (1980) is the debut album by The Jim Carroll Band, led by Jim Carroll, who is notable for publishing the 1978 memoir The Basketball Diaries, and poetry collections including Living at the Movies. They were able to secure a recording contract with Atlantic Records with the support of the Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards.

4. Forced Entries: The Downtown Diaries 1971–1973 - Wikipedia

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   Forced Entries: The Downtown Diaries 1971–1973. The Downtown Diaries is a book written by Jim Carroll depicting his life from the years 1971 to 1973. While the book was called The Downtown Diaries, it was not a literal diary, such as The Basketball Diaries. Carroll had stated that most of Forced Entries was written by memory and may or may ...

5. James Carroll (author) - Wikipedia

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   James Carroll (born January 22, 1943) is an American author, historian, journalist, and former Catholic priest. [1] He has written extensively about the contemporary effort to reform the Catholic Church, and has published not only novels, but also books on religion and history. He has received nine honorary doctorates, and is a fellow of the ...

6. The Basketball Diaries (book) - Wikipedia

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   The book was made into a film of the same name in 1995 starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jim Carroll and Mark Wahlberg as Mickey. Roger Ebert noted in his 1995 review of the adaptation that Carroll's original memoir "struck a personal note, of a kid who despite his suffering tried to turn his experience into poetry".

7. List of Freemasons (A–D) - Wikipedia

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   Carroll L. Beedy (1880–1947), congressman from Maine from 1921 to 1935; Wallace Beery (1885–1949), American actor. Won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1931 film The Champ. Member of Blaney Lodge No. 271 of Chicago, Illinois. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), composer. Though no records exist, several of Beethoven's biographers ...