Ken Kesey

A-List

Total Box Office Draw: $1,313,108,680

Writer

Average ROI: 232%
ROI Rank: 637
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Movies

Title
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The Cuckoo

Score
96%
91%

Year
1975
1975

Box Office
$109,114,817
$109,114,817

Known For & ROIs

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

The Cuckoo

2,264%

ROI Commentary:

Average ROI: 232%
ROI Rank: 637

Ken Kesey is definitely in the upper echelon of writers, with an impressive Average ROI of 637 out of nearly 4,500 writers. That puts him in the top 14% of writers in the Fresh Kernels Database, and his A-List status is well deserved!

Bio:

Ken Kesey was an American author, best known for his novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” He was born in 1935 in Colorado and attended Stanford University, where he participated in experiments with psychedelic drugs. Kesey’s experiences with LSD and other drugs influenced his writing and his countercultural beliefs. He became a prominent figure in the 1960s counterculture movement and was a member of the Merry Pranksters, a group of people who traveled across the country in a psychedelic bus. Kesey died in 2001 at the age of 66.

Birthday:

September 16, 1935

Birthplace:

Ken Kesey was born in La Junta, Colorado.

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