▁Tim othy ▁Le ary ▁as ▁filtered ▁through ▁P ete ▁Von ▁Sh olly ▁& ▁George ▁Di Cap rio ," ▁it ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁Le ary ' s ▁writ ings ▁related ▁to ▁life , ▁the ▁brain , ▁and ▁intelligence . ▁Di Cap rio ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Le ary ▁on ▁the ▁script . ▁▁ ▁Works ▁▁ ▁Le ary ▁author ed ▁and ▁co - author ed ▁more ▁than ▁twenty ▁books ▁and ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁audio ▁record ings . ▁His ▁acting ▁career ▁included ▁over ▁a ▁dozen ▁appearances ▁in ▁mov ies ▁and ▁television ▁shows ▁in ▁various ▁roles , ▁over ▁thirty ▁appearances ▁as ▁himself . ▁He ▁also ▁produced ▁and / or ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁others ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁multimedia ▁present ations ▁and ▁computer ▁games . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library ▁had ▁acquired ▁Le ary ' s ▁personal ▁arch ives , ▁including ▁papers , ▁vide ot apes , ▁photograph s ▁and ▁other ▁arch ival ▁material ▁from ▁the ▁Le ary ▁estate , ▁including ▁correspond ence ▁and ▁documents ▁rel ating ▁to ▁Allen ▁G ins berg , ▁Ald ous ▁H ux ley , ▁William ▁B urr ough s , ▁Jack ▁Ker ou ac , ▁Ken ▁K ese y , ▁Arthur ▁Ko est ler , ▁G . ▁Gordon ▁L idd y ▁and ▁other ▁prominent ▁cultural ▁figures . ▁The ▁collection ▁became ▁available ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁David ▁Pe el ▁ ▁Gr ateful ▁Dead ▁ ▁The ▁Se kh met