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Writing
Birthday
February 5, 1914
Died
August 2, 1997
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
William S. Burroughs
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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". Description above from the Wikipedia article William S. Burroughs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Self (archive footage)
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
2022
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Self (archive footage)
Take Your Pills
2018
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Self
Uncle Howard
2017
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Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie
2015
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Self (archive footage)
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
2015
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Self
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
2015
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William S. Burroughs: The Possessed
2015
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Self (voice) (archive sound)
Coda I + Coda II
2013
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Self (voice) (archive sound)
Coda II
2013
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Self (voice) (archive sound)
Coda I
2013
Credits
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
as Self (archive footage)
2022
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Take Your Pills
as Self (archive footage)
2018
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Uncle Howard
as Self
2017
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Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie
2015
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Don't Blink - Robert Frank
as Self (archive footage)
2015
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William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
as Self
2015
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William S. Burroughs: The Possessed
2015
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Coda I + Coda II
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
2013
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Coda II
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
2013
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Coda I
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
2013
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For No Good Reason
as Self (archive footage)
2012
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The Beat Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
2012
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The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
2012
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Fix: The Ministry Movie
as Self
2011
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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self
2010
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Nova Express
as Narrator (voice)
2009
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FLicKeR
as Self
2009
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Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
as Self (archive footage)
2008
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Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
2007
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Pantelia
as Self
2006
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Wanderlust
as Tom the Priest
2006
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The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
as Self (archive footage)
2003
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Condo Painting
as Self (archive footage)
2000
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The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
1999
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Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
as Self (archive footage)
1999
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The Source
as Self (archive footage)
1999
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The Book of Life
as Preacher on Radio (voice)
1998
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Destroy All Rational Thought
as Self
1998
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Ah Pook Is Here.
as Narrator
1994
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Self
1994
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Glitterbug
as Self
1994
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September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
as Self
1994
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Relics: Einstein's Brain
as Self
1994
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The Junky's Christmas
as Narrator
1993
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Naked Making Lunch
as Self
1992
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Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
as James "Hive" Maker
1991
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Thanksgiving Prayer
as A Speaker
1991
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William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers
as Self
1991
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Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Butler
1989
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Drugstore Cowboy
as Tom the Priest
1989
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Heavy Petting
as Self
1989
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Twister
as Man in Barn
1989
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Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
as Self
1989
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Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
as Self
1986
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Ornette: Made in America
as Self
1986
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It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
as Mafioso
1985
7.5
The Final Academy Documents
1984
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Decoder
as Old Man
1984
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Burroughs: The Movie
as Self
1984
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This Song for Jack
as Self
1983
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Pirate Tape
1983
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Poetry in Motion
as Self
1982
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Ghost at No. 9
1982
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Energy and How to Get It
1981
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Shamans of the Blind Country
as Narrator (voice)
1981
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Chelsea Hotel
1981
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Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
as Self
1979
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Thot-Fal'N
as Self
1978
5.4
Underground and Emigrants
as Self
1976
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Une semaine dans la vie de camarades
1976
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Saturday Night Live
as Self
1975
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Bill and Tony
as Self
1972
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Cain's Film
as Self
1969
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Witchcraft Through the Ages
as Narrator
1968
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Chicago
as Self
1968
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Poem Posters
as Self
1967
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Chappaqua
as Opium Jones
1966
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The Cut-Ups
1966
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Towers Open Fire
1963
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William Buys a Parrot
as Self
1963
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