William S. Burroughs
Writer

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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