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William S. Burroughs
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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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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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William S. Burroughs's Filmography
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Nova '78
as Self (archive footage)
Music, Fashion, Film
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Buzz
as Self (archive footage)
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
as Self (archive footage)
Take Your Pills
as Self (archive footage)
Uncle Howard
as Self
Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
as Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
as Self
William S. Burroughs: The Possessed
No Poster
Coda I + Coda II
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Coda II
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Coda I
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
For No Good Reason
as Self (archive footage)
The Beat Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
Fix: The Ministry Movie
as Self
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self
No Poster
Nova Express
as Narrator (voice)
FLicKeR
as Self
Joy Division
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
as Self (archive footage)
Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
Pantelia
as Self
Wanderlust
as Tom the Priest
No Poster
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
as Self (archive footage)
Condo Painting
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
as Self (archive footage)
The Source
as Self (archive footage)
The Book of Life
as Preacher on Radio (voice)
Destroy All Rational Thought
as Self
Ah Pook Is Here.
as Narrator
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Self
Glitterbug
as Self
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
as Self
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
as Self
Relics: Einstein's Brain
as Self
The Junky's Christmas
as Narrator
Naked Making Lunch
as Self
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
as James "Hive" Maker
Thanksgiving Prayer
as A Speaker
No Poster
William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers
as Self
The Black Rider
as Himself
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Butler
Drugstore Cowboy
as Tom the Priest
Heavy Petting
as Self
Twister
as Man in Barn
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
as Self
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
as Self
Ornette: Made in America
as Self
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
as Mafioso
The Final Academy Documents
Decoder
as Old Man
Burroughs: The Movie
as Self
This Song for Jack
as Self
Pirate Tape
Poetry in Motion
as Self
Ghost at No. 9
No Poster
Pirates: William Burroughs in London
No Poster
Energy and How to Get It
Shamans of the Blind Country
as Narrator (voice)
No Poster
Chelsea Hotel
as Self (uncredited)
No Poster
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
as Self
Thot-Fal'N
as Self
Underground and Emigrants
as Self
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades
No Poster
Bill and Tony
as Self
Cain's Film
as Self
Witchcraft Through the Ages
as Narrator
No Poster
Chicago
as Self
Poem Posters
as Self
Chappaqua
as Opium Jones
The Cut-Ups
No Poster
Towers Open Fire
William Buys a Parrot
as Self