Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll , best known for his autobiographical book later adapted for film, the Basketball Diaries , died Friday of a heart attack in his Manhattan apartment. He was 60 years old. Jim Carroll in 2007. (Photo by David Shankbone, made available by Wikimedia Commons) Carroll's Basketball Diaries detailed his life as a high school basketball star and drug addict. Carroll's addiction to heroin began at 13, forcing him to lead a double life while attending the prestigous Trinity School in New York and also prostituting himself for drug money. The diaries he kept from the ages of 12 to 16 were later edited ... Read Full Story

Jim Carroll, an icon of the underground for his memoir, 'The Basketball Diaries,' died Friday, Sept. 11, in his New York City apartment of a heart attack, his ex-wife Rosemary Carroll told the New York Times . He was 60. I met Jim in 1986, when he read some of his poetry at San Jose State University. Afterward, we shared a beer and some other non-heavy drugs. He was a really great guy--we watched an NBA game on TV and chatted for a couple of hours. Every time I meet a great writer, I go home and write. Jim re-excited me about writing back ... Read Full Story

By: Ellie Kam on September 14th, 2009 at12:02 pm Musician, poet, and author Jim Carroll (real name James Dennis Carroll) died in his New York home from a heart attack last Friday, September 11. Jim was best known for writing his memoir The Basketball Diaries, which was made into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in 1995. He formed the punk band The Jim Carroll Band in 1978, and had gone on to work with musicians like Lou Reed, Blue Oyster cult, The Doors, and Rancid. Jim was found dead at his desk working in his Manhattan home. He was 60 years old. Read Full Story

Jim Carroll , the former drug addict turned prolific poet and writer of The Basketball Diaries , died of a heart attack on Friday at his residence in Manhattan. He was 60. Read Full Story

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