How cool are you? Round 2

At her death, how much money was found strapped to Billie Holiday’s leg? (Getty)

16 What position did the philosopher and novelist Albert Camus play in his university football team?

17 Which part of his body did the author William Burroughs cut off after being rejected in love?

18 What “act“ did William Burroughs say he was performing when he shot his wife dead?

19 To what does the title refer in the Billie Holiday song, Strange Fruit?

20 At her death, how much money was found strapped to Billie Holiday’s leg?

21 What had been the day job of drugs guru Timothy Leary?

22 Complete Timothy Leary’s message to American youth: “Turn on, tune in, and … …”

23 Miles Davis: “You can tell the history of jazz in four words. …. …. …. ….” Fill in the blanks.

24 In his influential essay about cool, The White Negro, Norman Mailer refers to living in the present as the search for what?

25 With what implement did Norman Mailer stab his second wife?

26 How heavy was Marlon Brando in his later years?

27 What was Paul Newman’s response when asked if he was ever tempted to be unfaithful to his wife?

28 What was Richard Burton’s response when Laurence Olivier asked him if he wanted to be a great actor or a household word?

29 After the actor Richard Burton died, a copy of whose collected works was buried with him?

30 When John Lennon met the poet Allen Ginsberg at a party, the latter had a sign hung on his penis. What did the sign say?

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Taken from 'How to be Cool' by Thomas W Hodgkinson, published by Icon, priced £12.99.