William S. Burroughs
Writing
Born: February 5, 1914 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: August 2, 1997 (aged 83)
Highest Rated
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". Description above from the Wikipedia article William S. Burroughs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos (4)
Movies (25)
Drugstore Cowboy
Tom the Priest
Twister
Man in Barn
The Book of Life
Preacher on Radio (voice)
Chappaqua
Opium Jones
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Butler
Decoder
Old Man
Joy Division
2009
Ah Pook Is Here.
Narrator
Witchcraft Through the Ages
Narrator
The Final Academy Documents
1984
The Junky's Christmas
Narrator
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
Mafioso
Wanderlust
Tom the Priest
The Cut-Ups
1966
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
1999
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
James "Hive" Maker
Ghost at No. 9
1982
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades
1976
Pirate Tape
1983
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
2012
Shamans of the Blind Country
Narrator (voice)
Thanksgiving Prayer
A Speaker
Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
2007
Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie
2015
William S. Burroughs: The Possessed
2015
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (41)
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
Take Your Pills
Self (archive footage)
For No Good Reason
Self (archive footage)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Self
Burroughs: The Movie
Self
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Self
The Source
Self (archive footage)
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
Self
Music, Fashion, Film
Self (archive footage)
Nova '78
Self (archive footage)
Condo Painting
Self (archive footage)
Uncle Howard
Self
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
Self (archive footage)
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
Self
Glitterbug
Self
This Is Buzz
Self (archive footage)
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Self (archive footage)
Ornette: Made in America
Self
The Beat Hotel
Self (archive footage)
Naked Making Lunch
Self
Heavy Petting
Self
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Self
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Self (archive footage)
Fix: The Ministry Movie
Self
Poetry in Motion
Self
Coda II
Self (voice) (archive sound)
FLicKeR
Self
Coda I
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Destroy All Rational Thought
Self
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
Self
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
Self (archive footage)
This Song for Jack
Self
Underground and Emigrants
Self
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
Self
Cain's Film
Self
Relics: Einstein's Brain
Self
The Black Rider
Himself
Poem Posters
Self
William Buys a Parrot
Self
Thot-Fal'N
Self
Pantelia
Self
Writing (17)
Naked Lunch
Novel
Queer
Novel
The Japanese Sandman
Writer
The Last Words of Dutch Schultz
Writer
The Wild Boys
Original Story
Ah Pook Is Here.
Novel
Witchcraft Through the Ages
Writer
The Discipline of D.E.
Story
The Junky's Christmas
Novel
The Cut-Ups
Story
The Black Rider
Writer
Ghost at No. 9
Writer
Thanksgiving Prayer
Writer
Taking Tiger Mountain
Writer
William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash
Writer
Ice Cream
Writer
William Buys a Parrot
Writer
