The Beat Generation Dictionary.

(Hollywood, CA): MGM, 1959.  First edition.  Single sheet.  Very scarce “glossary of the words and expressions that characterize today’s controversial Beatniks”. Issued as a promotional item for the 1959 Beat exploitation film, The Beat Generation that starred Steve Cochran and Mamie Van Doren.  Written by Richard Matheson, the film was produced by Albert Zugsmith.  Includes an introductory text Who Are The “Beatniks”??? by Zugsmith together with an A-Z of beat talk along side stills from the film.  A single sheet, printed both sides, measuring 18cm by 56cm folded to 18cm by 14cm.   A nearfine example.  Rare, no copies recorded in Worldcat.