William S. Burroughs

Writing

Born: 1914-02-05 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

William S. Burroughs

Biography

Known For

Saturday Night Live

American Playhouse

Condo Painting

Drugstore Cowboy

Twister

Nova '78

The Source

This Is Buzz

Chicago

Music, Fashion, Film

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Chappaqua

Uncle Howard

Nova Express

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Take Your Pills

Thanksgiving Prayer

Coda I

For No Good Reason

Heavy Petting

Coda II

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

The Black Rider

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

Decoder

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

The Beat Hotel

This Song for Jack

Fix: The Ministry Movie

The Junky's Christmas

Burroughs: The Movie

The Book of Life

Pirates: William Burroughs in London

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson

The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

Wanderlust

Shamans of the Blind Country

Witchcraft Through the Ages

Naked Making Lunch