William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

Birthday: 1914-02-05

Deathday: 1997-08-02

Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0123221

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.

Played in movies:

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson

Score: 8.2

Chelsea Hotel

Score: 8.0

Ghost at No. 9

Score: 8.0

The Final Academy Documents

Score: 8.0

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

Score: 7.5

Witchcraft Through the Ages

Score: 7.2

Drugstore Cowboy

Score: 7.1

Burroughs: The Movie

Score: 7.1

Naked Making Lunch

Score: 7.1

Poetry in Motion

Score: 7.0

Don't Blink - Robert Frank

Score: 7.0

Fix: The Ministry Movie

Score: 7.0

Shamans of the Blind Country

Score: 7.0

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

Score: 6.9

Pirate Tape

Score: 6.9

For No Good Reason

Score: 6.9

Chappaqua

Score: 6.9

William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers

Score: 6.8

The Cut-Ups

Score: 6.8

FLicKeR

Score: 6.8

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

Score: 6.7

Towers Open Fire

Score: 6.7

The Junky's Christmas

Score: 6.7

Relics: Einstein's Brain

Score: 6.7

Uncle Howard

Score: 6.5

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

Score: 6.5

Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees

Score: 6.5

Take Your Pills

Score: 6.5

The Book of Life

Score: 6.4

Thanksgiving Prayer

Score: 6.4

Destroy All Rational Thought

Score: 6.3

Ornette: Made in America

Score: 6.3

Glitterbug

Score: 6.3

Decoder

Score: 6.2

William Buys a Parrot

Score: 6.1

This Song for Jack

Score: 6.0

Ah Pook Is Here.

Score: 5.9

Bill and Tony

Score: 5.9

Energy and How to Get It

Score: 5.8

Heavy Petting

Score: 5.6

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Score: 5.6

Twister

Score: 5.5

Thot-Fal'N

Score: 5.4

The Source

Score: 5.2

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

Score: 5.0

Wanderlust

Score: 5.0

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

Score: 5.0

The Beat Hotel

Score: 4.5

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Score: 4.4

Nova Express

Score: 2.0

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

Score: 1.0

Coda II

Score: 0.0

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

Score: 0.0

Chicago

Score: 0.0

Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie

Score: 0.0

The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

Score: 0.0

Poem Posters

Score: 0.0

The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

Score: 0.0

Cain's Film

Score: 0.0

William S. Burroughs: The Possessed

Score: 0.0

Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road

Score: 0.0

Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

Score: 0.0

Pantelia

Score: 0.0

Underground and Emigrants

Score: 0.0

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

Score: 0.0

Coda I + Coda II

Score: 0.0

Coda I

Score: 0.0

Condo Painting

Score: 0.0

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Saturday Night Live

Score: 7.0