Tom Folsom is the New York Times bestselling author of Hopper: A Journey Into the American Dream (HarperCollins/It Books). Follow him on Twitter @tomfolsomauthor and on www.facebook.com/TomFolsomOfficial

Queasy Rider

Dennis Hopper was perhaps as influential as Andy Warhol in inspiring a Hollywood generation of nonreaders, writes biographer Tom Folsom.