Beatrice Kozera

Beatrice Kozera

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📍 Los Angeles, California USA

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Beatrice (Bea) Kozera was an American-born woman, farm worker, and single mother. She was the inspiration for the character "Terry" in Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel, On the Road. In fact, it was this story, "The Mexican Girl," that opened the doors for the publication of "On the Road." The book was later the subject of a 2012 film adaptation of the same name produced by Francis Ford Coppola in which she was marginally portrayed by Alice Braga. Until 2013, her life story was unknown until author Tim Z. Hernandez began to search for her in 2008 and discovered her alive in his hometown of Fresno, Cal

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