Ken Kesey was an American author best known for his 1962 novel 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. His other works include 'Sometimes a Great Notion' and 'Sailor Song'. He was born in La Junta, Colorado in 1935 and died in Eugene, Oregon in 2001. The three crossword solutions are related to his name. KEN is a 3 letter abbreviation of his first name. KENS is a 4 letter abbreviation of his last name. Hoboken is a 7 letter reference to the city in New Jersey where he was born.