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William S. Burroughs

Known for: Writing

Biography: 1914-02-05

Deathday: 1997-08-02 (83 years old)

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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Filmography

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Movies 96

self 56

Writer 13

Voice 2

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TV Shows 1

Novel

William S. Burroughs

Biography

Filmography

all 97

Movies 96

self 56

Writer 13

Voice 2

Narrator 2

TV Shows 1

Queer (2024)

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious (2022)

Patti Smith: Electric Poet (2022)

Spaceship Earth (2020)

Take Your Pills (2018)

Serguei - O Último Psicodélico (2017)

Uncle Howard (2017)

Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie (2015)

Don't Blink - Robert Frank (2015)

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine (2015)

William S. Burroughs: The Possessed (2015)

William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash (2014)

Beat Generation (2014)

Coda I + Coda II (2013)

Coda I (2013)

Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man (2012)

For No Good Reason (2012)

The Beat Hotel (2012)

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2012)

Fix: The Ministry Movie (2011)

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)

Nova Express (2009)

FLicKeR (2009)

Ma bande magnétique arrière (2009)

Obscene (2008)

The Japanese Sandman (2008)

Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road (2007)

Wanderlust (2006)

Absolute Wilson (2006)

Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man (2003)

The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (2003)

No Maps for These Territories (2000)

Ministry: Tapes of Wrath (2000)

Condo Painting (2000)

The Making of Drugstore Cowboy (1999)

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1999)

The Source (1999)

The Book of Life (1998)

Destroy All Rational Thought (1998)

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Ah Pook Is Here. (1994)

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)

Glitterbug (1994)

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994)

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (1994)

Relics: Einstein's Brain (1994)

The Junky's Christmas (1993)

Naked Making Lunch (1992)

Naked Lunch (1991)

Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees (1991)

Mordred - In This Live Video (1991)

Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos (1991)

William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers (1991)

Thanksgiving Prayer (1991)

The Black Rider (1990)

Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)

Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Heavy Petting (1989)

Twister (1989)

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (1989)

The Beat Generation: An American Dream (1987)

Home of the Brave (1986)

What Happened to Kerouac? (1986)

Ornette: Made in America (1986)

The Dream Machine (1986)

Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats (1985)

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen (1985)

The Final Academy Documents (1984)

Decoder (1984)

Burroughs: The Movie (1984)

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-02-05

Deathday

1997-08-02 (83 years old)

Birth Place

St. Louis, United States

Relationships

Joan Vollmer (1946 - 1951)

Children

William S. Burroughs Jr.

Father

Mortimer P. Burroughs

Mother

Laura Hammond Lee Burroughs

Citizenships

United States

Awards

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres