James Dalessandro

James Dalessandro. Writer: Way Cool World. James Dalessandro was born in Cleveland, Ohio and educated at Ohio University and UCLA Film School. In 1973, he founded the Santa Cruz Poetry Festival, the nation's largest literary event, with Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Ken Kesey, Charles Bukowskii and William Burroughs. He is the author of four books, including the best selling novel "1906," about the great San Francisco Earthquake, and "Citizen Jane" the true...