Ken Kesey
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
publication date: Monday, January 22, 2024 (part of January 2024)
category: 
Literature
clue: He gained the inspiration for his most famous novel while working at a veteran's hospital.
explanation: Novelist Ken Kesey was inspired to write One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest while working the night shift at the Menlo Park Veterans' Hospital. The film based on his novel won the "Big Five" Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress (Louise Fletcher), Best Director (Miloš Forman) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman). more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Richard Slominsky, and Scott Hardie
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