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Key to identity of characters in Kerouac's novels

  Town and City Vanity of Duluoz On the Road The Subterraneans Tristessa The Dharma Bums Desolation Angels Big Sur Mexico City Blues Book of Dreams
William Burroughs Will Dennison Will Hubbard Old Bull Lee Frank Carmody     Bull Hubbard     Bull Hubbard
Joan Volmer Adams (Burroughs) Mary Dennison June Jane Lee Jane            
Lucien Carr Kenneth Wood Claude de Maubris Damion Sam Vedder       Julian   Julien Love
Carolyn Cassady (Robinson)     Camille     Evelyn Evelyn Evelyn    
LuAnne Cassady (Henderson)     MaryLou Annie            
Neal Cassady     Dean Moriarty Leroy   Cody Pomeray Cody Pomeray Cody Pomeray   Cody Pomeray
Hal Chase     Chad King              
Gregory Corso       Yuri Gligoric     Raphael Urso     Raphael Urso
Henry Cru   Deni Bleu Remi Boncoeur       Deni Bleu      
Robert Duncan                   Geoffrey Donald
Lawrence Ferlinghetti       Larry O'Hara       Lorenzo Monsanto   Danny Richman
Bea Franco     Terry              
William Gaddis       Harold Sand            
William Garver         Old Bill Gaines   Old Bill Gaines   Old Bill Gaines  
Allen Ginsberg Leon Levinsky Irwin Garden Carlo Marx Adam Moorad   Alvah Goldbook Irwin Garden Irwin Garden   Irwin Garden
Diane Hansen (Cassady)     Inez              
Joan Haverty (Kerouac)     Laura              
Ed Hinckle     Ed Dunkel             Ed Buckle
Helen Hinckle     Galatea Dunkel              
John Clellon Holmes     Tom Saybrook Balliol MacJones           James Watson
Herbert Huncke Junky   Elmo Hassel             Huck
Natalie Jackson           Rosie Buchanan       Rosemarie
Randall Jarrell             Varnum Random      
Frank Jeffries     Stan Shephard              
David Kammerer Waldo Meister Franz Mueller                
Lenore Kandel               Romona Swartz    
Jack Kerouac Peter Martin et al Jack Duluoz (the louse) Sal Paradise Leo Percepied (Pierced Foot)   Ray Smith Jack Duluoz Jack Duluoz   Jack
Leo Kerouac George Martin

Emil (Pop) Duluoz

               
Gabrielle Kerouac Marge Martin Ange Sal's Aunt              
Caroline Kerouac Ruth & Elizabeth Martin         Nin        
Gerard Kerouac Julian Martin                  
Philip Lamantia         Francis DaPavia Francis DaPavia David D'Angeli      
Robert LaVigne               Robert Browning    
Alene Lee       Mardou Fox           Irene May
Michael McClure           Ike O'Shay Patrick McLear Pat McLear    
Norman Mailer             Harvey Marker      
Jackie Gibson Mercer               Willamine (Billie) Dabney    
John Montgomery           Henry Morley Alex Fairbrother      
Peter Orlovsky           George Simon Darlovsky     Simon Darlovsky
Kenneth Rexroth           Rheinhold Cacoethes        
Anton Rosenberg       Julian Alexander            
Sebastian (Sammy) Sampas Alex Panos Sabby Savakis                
Stella Sampas (Keouac)   Stavroula Savakis                
Gary Snyder           Japhy Ryder   Jarry Wagner    
Gore Vidal       Arial Lavalina            
Esperanza Villanueva         Tristessa          
Alan Watts             Alex Aums Arthur Whane    
Lew Welch               David Wain    
Philip Whalen           Warren Coughlin   Ben Fagin    
Ed White     Tim Gray             Guy Green
Phil White Jack the Hoodlum                  
Victor Wong               Arthur Ma    
Celine Young   Cecily Wain                
If anyone can suggest any additions to this or the "Go" Character Key" - email me.
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