William S. Burroughs
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA — Feb 05 1914• Died Aug 02 1997
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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 a…
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Good Will Hunting
Crew
Queer
Writing
Naked Lunch
Writing
Drugstore Cowboy
Tom the Priest
Joy Division
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Self
Twister
Man in Barn
The Source
Self (archive footage)
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Butler
The Wild Boys
Writing
Chappaqua
Opium Jones
Decoder
Old Man
Wanderlust
Tom the Priest
Chelsea Hotel
Self (uncredited)
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
Self
Heavy Petting
Self
Naked Making Lunch
Self
The Book of Life
Preacher on Radio (voice)
Chicago
Self
FLicKeR
Self
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Self
This Is Buzz
Himself
Glitterbug
Self
Energy and How to Get It
Take Your Pills
Self (archive footage)
Fix: The Ministry Movie
Self
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
James "Hive" Maker
For No Good Reason
Self (archive footage)
Ornette: Made in America
Self
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Self (archive footage)
Poetry in Motion
Self
Pirate Tape
Nova '78
Self (archive footage)
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Self (archive footage)
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
The Last Words of Dutch Schultz
Writing
Burroughs: The Movie
Self
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
Self
Nova Express
Narrator (voice)
Uncle Howard
Self
Taking Tiger Mountain
Writing
The Black Rider
Writing
Ah Pook Is Here.
Narrator
This Song for Jack
Self
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
Self (archive footage)
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
Mafioso
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Self
Poem Posters
Self
The Cut-Ups
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
Self
Ice Cream
Writing
Towers Open Fire
The Japanese Sandman
Writing
Condo Painting
Self (archive footage)
Thot-Fal'N
Self
Underground and Emigrants
Self
Witchcraft Through the Ages
Narrator
The Discipline of D.E.
Writing
Thanksgiving Prayer
A Speaker
The Junky's Christmas
Narrator
The Beat Hotel
Self (archive footage)
Cain's Film
Self
Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
Self
William Buys a Parrot
Self
Coda II
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Bill and Tony
Self
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
Self (archive footage)
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
Coda I
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Destroy All Rational Thought
Self
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades
The Final Academy Documents
William S. Burroughs: The Possessed
Coda I + Coda II
Self (voice) (archive sound)
William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash
Writing
William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers
Self
Ghost at No. 9
Ma bande magnétique arrière
Writing
Relics: Einstein's Brain
Self
Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
Shamans of the Blind Country
Narrator (voice)
Pantelia
Self