American Beauty (1999 film) inserted later on to show the low point that Carolyn and Lester's relationship had reached. Spacey and Bening worked to create a sense of the love that Lester and Carolyn once had for one another; for example, the scene in which Lester almost seduces Carolyn after the pair argues over Lester's buying a car was originally "strictly contentious". Principal photography lasted about 50 days from December 14, 1998, to February 1999. "American Beauty" was filmed on soundstages at the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank, California, and at Hancock Park and Brentwood in Los Angeles. The aerial shots at the beginning
Carolyn Cassady documentary film "Love Always, Carolyn" in which she claims she is fighting a losing battle for the truth about Neal Cassady and Kerouac. She made her home in the English county of Berkshire, living near the town of Bracknell, about an hour outside London. After lapsing into a coma after an emergency appendectomy, Carolyn died at the age of 90 on September 20, 2013 at her home in Bracknell. In Kerouac's novel "On the Road" Carolyn's character is named "Camille". In the film adaptation "On the Road" (2012), Camille is portrayed by Kirsten Dunst. She also appears as "Evelyn Pomeray"