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William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

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Born February 5, 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died August 2, 1997

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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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EXCLUSIVE FESTIVAL TEASER: S/he is Still Her/e - The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary

"Outtakes from the Life of a Happy Man" (Excerpt) by Jonas Mekas

The Life And Times Of Allen Ginsberg - Official Trailer

Wax: Or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees

It don't Pay To Be An Honest Citizen (trailer)

Scene from It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen with Allen Ginsberg

Filmography

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Nova 78' Poster

Nova 78' Feature Film2025Self

S/He Is Still Her/e: The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary Poster

S/He Is Still Her/e: The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary Feature Film2024Self

Patti Smith: Electric Poet Poster

Patti Smith: Electric Poet TV Movie2022Self

Spaceship Earth Poster

Spaceship Earth Documentary2020Self

Take Your Pills Poster

Take Your Pills Documentary2018Self

Serguei O Psicodelico Poster

Serguei O Psicodelico Documentary2016Self

Uncle Howard Poster

Uncle Howard Documentary2016Self

Don't Blink Poster

Don't Blink Documentary2015Self

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine Poster

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine Video2015Self

Beat Generation Poster

Beat Generation Documentary2014Self

Neurons to Nirvana Poster

Neurons to Nirvana Documentary2013

For No Good Reason Poster

For No Good Reason Documentary2012Self

MENTALLUSIONS: Radical Eclectic Films of Benjamin Meade Poster

MENTALLUSIONS: Radical Eclectic Films of Benjamin Meade Feature Film2012Self

Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man Poster

Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man Documentary2012Self

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye Poster

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye Documentary2011Self

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within Poster

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within Documentary2010Self

Corso: The Last Beat Poster

Corso: The Last Beat Documentary2009

Nova Express Feature Film2009Narrator

Chelsea on the Rocks Poster

Chelsea on the Rocks Documentary2008Self

Obscene Documentary2007Self

Speak Out TV Movie2007

Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs on the Road Poster

Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs on the Road Documentary2007Self

Absolute Wilson Poster

Absolute Wilson Documentary2006Self

Wanderlust Poster

Wanderlust Documentary2006Tom the Priest

Ghost at No. 9 Poster

Ghost at No. 9 Short Film2005Self

Elephant Poster

Elephant Feature Film2003Voice

Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man Poster

Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man Documentary2003Self

The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' Documentary2003Self

U2: The Best of 1990-2000 Poster

U2: The Best of 1990-2000 Documentary2002Old Man

Condo Painting Poster

Condo Painting Documentary2000

Ministry: Tapes of Wrath Poster

Ministry: Tapes of Wrath Video2000Self

No Maps for These Territories Poster

No Maps for These Territories Documentary2000Self

The Source Poster

The Source Documentary1999Self

Destroy All Rational Thought Poster

Destroy All Rational Thought Video1998Self

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles Poster

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles Documentary1998Self

The Book of Life Poster

The Book of Life Feature Film1998Preacher on Radio

The Nova Convention Revisited: William S. Burroughs and the Arts Video1998Self

Het uur van de wolf Poster

Het uur van de wolf TV Series1995Amerikaanse Schrijver

Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu Poster

Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu Video Game1995Pesky Peasant

The Dark Eye Poster

The Dark Eye Video Game1995Edwin

Ah Pook Is Here Poster

Ah Pook Is Here Short Film1994Narrator

Relics: Einstein's Brain Poster

Relics: Einstein's Brain Documentary1994Self

Reputations Poster

Reputations TV Series1994Self

The Junky's Christmas Poster

The Junky's Christmas Short Film1994Narrator

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Poster

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Feature Film1993Self

Mordred - In This Live Poster

Mordred - In This Live Video1992Self

Naked Making Lunch Poster

Naked Making Lunch Documentary1992Self

Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos Poster

Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos Video1991Self

Wax, or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees Poster

Wax, or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees Documentary1991James 'Hive' Maker

William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers Poster

William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers Documentary1991Self

Bloodhounds of Broadway Poster

Bloodhounds of Broadway Feature Film1989Butler

Drugstore Cowboy Poster

Drugstore Cowboy Feature Film1989Tom the Priest

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets Poster

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets Documentary1989Self

Heavy Petting Poster

Heavy Petting Documentary1989Self

Twister Feature Film1989Man in Barn

The Beat Generation: An American Dream Poster

The Beat Generation: An American Dream Documentary1988Self

Pirate Tape Poster

Pirate Tape Short Film1987Self

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson Poster

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson Documentary1986Self

The Dream Machine Poster

The Dream Machine Documentary1986Self

What Happened to Kerouac? Poster

What Happened to Kerouac? Documentary1986Self

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985Self

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen Poster

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen Feature Film1985Mafioso

Ornette: Made in America Poster

Ornette: Made in America Documentary1985Self

Decoder Feature Film1984Old Man

Kerouac, the Movie Poster

Kerouac, the Movie Documentary1984Self

The Final Academy Documents Poster

The Final Academy Documents Video1984

Burroughs: The Movie Poster

Burroughs: The Movie Documentary1983Self

Poetry in Motion Poster

Poetry in Motion Documentary1982Self

Energy and How to Get It Short Film1981

Castelporziano, ostia dei poeti Poster

Castelporziano, ostia dei poeti Documentary1980Self

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds Poster

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds Documentary1979Self

Thot-Fal'N Poster

Thot-Fal'N Short Film1978

Underground and Emigrants Poster

Underground and Emigrants Documentary1976

Arena TV Series1975Self

Image Is Virus Documentary1975Self

Saturday Night Live Poster

Saturday Night Live TV Series1975Self

Bill and Tony Short Film1972Self

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971Self

Prologue Poster

Prologue Feature Film1970Self

Ajankohtainen kakkonen Poster

Ajankohtainen kakkonen TV Series1969Self

Cain's Film Poster

Cain's Film Documentary1969Self

Poem Posters Poster

Poem Posters Short Film1967Self

Chappaqua Poster

Chappaqua Feature Film1966Opium Jones

The Cut Ups Poster

The Cut Ups Short Film1966

Towers Open Fire Poster

Towers Open Fire Short Film1966

William Buys a Parrot Poster

William Buys a Parrot Documentary1963Self

Häxan Feature Film1922Narrator

Writer

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Year

Queer Feature Film2024

The Priest They Called Him Poster

The Priest They Called Him Short Film2023

Taking Tiger Mountain: Revisited Poster

Taking Tiger Mountain: Revisited Feature Film2019

William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash Poster

William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash Documentary2014

One Night at the Aristo Poster

One Night at the Aristo Short Film2013

The Black Meat Short Film2012

Nova Express Feature Film2009

Naked Lunch Poster

Naked Lunch Short Film2008

The Japanese Sandman Poster

The Japanese Sandman Short Film2008

Ghost at No. 9 Poster

Ghost at No. 9 Short Film2005

The Last Words of Dutch Schultz Poster

The Last Words of Dutch Schultz Short Film2003

Ah Pook Is Here Poster

Ah Pook Is Here Short Film1994

The Junky's Christmas Poster

The Junky's Christmas Short Film1994

Drug-Taking and the Arts Poster

Drug-Taking and the Arts Documentary1993

Naked Lunch Poster

Naked Lunch Feature Film1991

The Black Rider Poster

The Black Rider TV Movie1990

Drugstore Cowboy Poster

Drugstore Cowboy Feature Film1989

The Final Academy Documents Poster

The Final Academy Documents Video1984

Taking Tiger Mountain Poster

Taking Tiger Mountain Feature Film1983

The Discipline of D.E. Poster

The Discipline of D.E. Short Film1982

Intercut Short Film1980

Album 1 Feature Film1974

The Cut Ups Poster

The Cut Ups Short Film1966

Towers Open Fire Poster

Towers Open Fire Short Film1966

William Buys a Parrot Poster

William Buys a Parrot Documentary1963

Thanks

4

DeTour Feature Film2010

Doctor Chance Poster

Doctor Chance Feature Film1997

Good Will Hunting Poster

Good Will Hunting Feature Film1997

Blade Runner Poster

Blade Runner Feature Film1982

Other Crew

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Type

Year

Venus Blue Poster

Venus Blue Short Film1998

Shamans of the Blind Country Poster

Shamans of the Blind Country Documentary1981

Composer

1

The Final Academy Documents Poster

The Final Academy Documents Video1984

Music Department

1

La dernière énigme Poster

La dernière énigme Short Film2011

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