Brierly was well known as a mentor of promising young men and was impressed by Cassady's intelligence. In 1941, the 15-year-old Cassady met Justin W. He was arrested for car theft when he was 14, for shoplifting and car theft when he was 15, and for car theft and fencing stolen property when he was 16. Cassady spent much of his youth either living on the streets of skid row, with his father, or in reform school.Īs a youth, Cassady was repeatedly involved in petty crime.
His mother died when he was 10, and he was raised by his alcoholic father in Denver, Colorado. ( November 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭassady was born to Maude Jean (Scheuer) and Neal Marshall Cassady in Salt Lake City, Utah. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
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