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William S. Burroughs

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Birthday February 5, 1914 (112 years old)

Place of Birth St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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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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Filmography (76)

This Is Buzz 2026

Nova '78 2025

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious 2022

Take Your Pills 2018

Uncle Howard 2017

William S. Burroughs: The Possessed 2015

Don't Blink - Robert Frank 2015

Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie 2015

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine 2015

Coda I + Coda II 2013

Coda I 2013

Coda II 2013

For No Good Reason 2012

The Beat Hotel 2012

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye 2012

Fix: The Ministry Movie 2011

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within 2010

FLicKeR 2009

Nova Express 2009

Joy Division 2009

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press 2008

Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road 2007

Wanderlust 2006

Pantelia 2006

The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' 2003

Condo Painting 2000

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles 1999

The Source 1999

The Making of Drugstore Cowboy 1999

Destroy All Rational Thought 1998

The Book of Life 1998

Relics: Einstein's Brain 1994

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill 1994

Glitterbug 1994

Ah Pook Is Here. 1994

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 1994

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg 1994

The Junky's Christmas 1993

Naked Making Lunch 1992

Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees 1991

William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers 1991

Thanksgiving Prayer 1991

The Black Rider 1990

Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989

Twister 1989

Drugstore Cowboy 1989

Heavy Petting 1989

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets 1989

Ornette: Made in America 1986

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson 1986

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen 1985

The Final Academy Documents 1984

Decoder 1984

Burroughs: The Movie 1984

Pirate Tape 1983

This Song for Jack 1983

Ghost at No. 9 1982

Poetry in Motion 1982

Pirates: William Burroughs in London 1982

Shamans of the Blind Country 1981

Chelsea Hotel 1981

Energy and How to Get It 1981

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds 1979

Thot-Fal'N 1978

Underground and Emigrants 1976

Une semaine dans la vie de camarades 1976

Saturday Night Live 1975

Bill and Tony 1972

Cain's Film 1969

Witchcraft Through the Ages 1968

Chicago 1968

Poem Posters 1967

Chappaqua 1966

The Cut-Ups 1966

William Buys a Parrot 1963

Towers Open Fire 1963

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