William S. Burroughs
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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Known for
Drugstore Cowboy
Tom the Priest
Twister
Man in Barn
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Butler
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Self
For No Good Reason
Self (archive footage)
Take Your Pills
Self (archive footage)
The Source
Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Self
The Book of Life
Preacher on Radio (voice)
Decoder
Old Man
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades
Wanderlust
Tom the Priest
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
Self (archive footage)
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Self (archive footage)
Uncle Howard
Self
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
Self
Heavy Petting
Self
Burroughs: The Movie
Self
Obscene
Self (archive footage)
Poetry in Motion
FLicKeR
Self
Chappaqua
Opium Jones
Fix: The Ministry Movie
Self
Glitterbug
Self
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
James "Hive" Maker
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
Self (archive footage)
Shamans of the Blind Country
Narrator (voice)
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
Self
Ornette: Made in America
Self
Destroy All Rational Thought
Self
Condo Painting
Self (archive footage)
Poem Posters
Self
Witchcraft Through the Ages
Narrator
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
Self (archive footage)
Naked Making Lunch
Self
Underground and Emigrants
Self
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
The Junky's Christmas
Narrator
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Self
Chicago
Self
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
Self
William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers
Self
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
Mafioso
Coda I + Coda II
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Energy and How to Get It
Ah Pook Is Here.
Narrator
Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie
The Beat Hotel
Self (archive footage)
Chelsea Hotel
Thot-Fal'N
Self
The Final Academy Documents
The Cut-Ups
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self
Nova Express
Narrator (voice)
Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
This Song for Jack
Self
William S. Burroughs: The Possessed
Coda I
Self (voice) (archive sound)
William Buys a Parrot
Self
Pirate Tape
Bill and Tony
Self
Towers Open Fire
Cain's Film
Self
Ghost at No. 9
Relics: Einstein's Brain
Self
Thanksgiving Prayer
A Speaker
Coda II
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Pantelia
Self