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

Twister

19895.6

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

19944.4

The Source

19995.4

Bloodhounds of Broadway

19895.7

Nova '78

2026

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

20106.5

Chicago

1968

The Beat Hotel

20124.5

This Is Buzz

20261.0

Uncle Howard

20176.5

For No Good Reason

20126.8

Take Your Pills

20186.5

Chappaqua

19666.3

Naked Making Lunch

19927.3

Fix: The Ministry Movie

20117.2

The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

20038.0

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

19945.7

Thanksgiving Prayer

19916.1

The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

1999

Joy Division

20097.6

Nova Express

20092.0

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

19857.3

Decoder

19846.2

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

20084.4

Cain's Film

196910.0

Coda I + Coda II

2013

The Cut-Ups

19666.6

Burroughs: The Movie

19847.0

Wanderlust

20065.9

The Junky's Christmas

19936.8

Coda I

2013

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

2015

Heavy Petting

19895.7

Don't Blink - Robert Frank

20157.0

Coda II

2013

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson

19868.2

Energy and How to Get It

19816.0

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

19797.7

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

19992.8

Ah Pook Is Here.

19946.2

Poetry in Motion

19828.0

William Buys a Parrot

19635.9

The Book of Life

19986.4

Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees

19916.6

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

2022

Destroy All Rational Thought

19986.5

Towers Open Fire

19636.5

This Song for Jack

19836.5

Ornette: Made in America

19866.5

Underground and Emigrants

19767.0

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

20126.8

Shamans of the Blind Country

19817.0

The Black Rider

1990

Thot-Fal'N

19785.7

William S. Burroughs: The Possessed

2015

Bill and Tony

19726.4

Relics: Einstein's Brain

19946.8

FLicKeR

20096.8

Witchcraft Through the Ages

19687.2

Glitterbug

19946.0

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

19895.0

Pirates: William Burroughs in London

1982

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

19948.0

William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers

19917.1

Poem Posters

1967

Chelsea Hotel

19818.0

Pirate Tape

19836.9

The Final Academy Documents

19848.0

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

Ghost at No. 9

19828.0

Pantelia

2006