William S. Burroughs
Biography
William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist, widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular culture and literature. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and four collections of essays, and five books have been published of his interviews and correspondences; he was initially briefly known by the pen name William Lee. He also collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians, made many appearances in films, and created and exhibited thousands of visual artworks, including his celebrated "Shotgun Art".
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-02-05
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Images
Cast
Chappaqua
1966
6.30
FLicKeR
2009
6.80
Take Your Pills
2018
6.53
Relics: Einstein's Brain
1994
6.70
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
5.60
The Final Academy Documents
1984
8.00
Decoder
1984
6.10
Twister
1989
5.50
William Buys a Parrot
1963
6.10
The Junky's Christmas
1993
6.70
Ornette: Made in America
1986
6.30
Glitterbug
1994
5.90
Condo Painting
2000
0.00
Bill and Tony
1972
5.90
Towers Open Fire
1963
6.70
Ghost at No. 9
1982
8.00
The Cut-Ups
1966
6.80
The Source
1999
5.20
Thanksgiving Prayer
1991
6.00
Destroy All Rational Thought
1998
6.30
Coda I + Coda II
2013
0.00
Coda I
2013
0.00
Naked Making Lunch
1992
7.10
Shamans of the Blind Country
1981
7.00
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
1979
6.50
For No Good Reason
2012
6.76
Wanderlust
2006
5.00
Fix: The Ministry Movie
2011
7.33
Ah Pook Is Here.
1994
5.90
The Beat Hotel
2012
4.50
Underground and Emigrants
1976
0.00
Pantelia
2006
0.00
Burroughs: The Movie
1984
7.00
Chelsea Hotel
1981
8.00
Pirate Tape
1983
6.90
Energy and How to Get It
1981
5.80
Witchcraft Through the Ages
1968
7.20
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
7.09
Thot-Fal'N
1978
5.40
Cain's Film
1969
0.00
Nova Express
2009
2.00
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
2015
7.00
Poetry in Motion
1982
7.00
This Song for Jack
1983
6.00
Heavy Petting
1989
5.20
Poem Posters
1967
0.00
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
1999
0.00
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
4.38
Uncle Howard
2017
6.50
The Book of Life
1998
6.35
Chicago
1968
0.00
Coda II
2013
0.00