More on Jack Kerouac’s Estate

I previously wrote about the estate of beat generation author Jack Kerouac. Recent articles provide some additional information about the estate.

• When Kerouac died, his estate was valued at less than $30,000.
• Recently, one of the author’s raincoats sold for over $10,000, and one of the author’s unfinished manuscripts sold for over $2 million.
• The judge who recently declared fake the will that left everything to Kerouc’s third wife also presided over the Teri Schaivo case.
• A misspelled signature on the will of Kerouac’s mother, who originally inherited Kerouac’s estate, began the lawsuit that recently invalidated her will and calls into question the subsequent successions.
• When drafting his will, Kerouac stated that he wanted his estate to pass to his mother or his nephew Paul.
• Further litigation will likely be required to determine if Paul, who is still living, is entitled to anything.

See William R. Levesque, Pinellas judge rules will for Jack Keouac’s estate is a forgery, St. Petersburg Times, July 29, 2009; William R. Levesque, The Fight Over All Things Kerouac, St. Petersburg Times, Nov. 24, 2002.