William S. Burroughs

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Age

112

Movies

Born: February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997
From: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Works

75 films

Drugstore Cowboy

19897.1

Condo Painting

200010.0

Nova '78

2026

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

19944.4

Twister

19895.6

The Source

19995.4

Bloodhounds of Broadway

19895.7

Chicago

1968

The Beat Hotel

20124.5

The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

20038.0

Uncle Howard

20176.5

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

20106.5

For No Good Reason

20126.8

Take Your Pills

20186.5

Fix: The Ministry Movie

20117.2

Chappaqua

19666.3

Burroughs: The Movie

19847.0

Thanksgiving Prayer

19916.1

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

19945.7

This Is Buzz

20261.0

Naked Making Lunch

19927.3

Joy Division

20097.6

Coda I

2013

Nova Express

20092.0

Cain's Film

196910.0

The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

1999

Coda II

2013

Wanderlust

20065.9

Decoder

19846.2

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

20084.4

The Cut-Ups

19666.6

The Book of Life

19986.4

Don't Blink - Robert Frank

20157.0

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

20126.8

William Buys a Parrot

19635.9

Coda I + Coda II

2013

Energy and How to Get It

19816.0

Heavy Petting

19895.7

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

19857.3

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

2015

Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees

19916.6

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

19797.7

Relics: Einstein's Brain

19946.8

Poem Posters

1967

Ah Pook Is Here.

19946.2

Bill and Tony

19726.4

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

2022

Destroy All Rational Thought

19986.5

The Junky's Christmas

19936.8

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson

19868.2

The Black Rider

1990

Poetry in Motion

19828.0

Shamans of the Blind Country

19817.0

Witchcraft Through the Ages

19687.2

Underground and Emigrants

19767.0

Ornette: Made in America

19866.5

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

19895.0

This Song for Jack

19836.5

Thot-Fal'N

19785.7

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

19992.8

Glitterbug

19946.0

FLicKeR

20096.8

William S. Burroughs: The Possessed

2015

Pirate Tape

19836.9

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

19948.0

Towers Open Fire

19636.5

Pirates: William Burroughs in London

1982

Chelsea Hotel

19818.0

The Final Academy Documents

19848.0

Ghost at No. 9

19828.0

William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers

19917.1

Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road

2007

Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

19769.0

Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie

2015

Pantelia

2006