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William S. Burroughs

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Born: February 5, 1914 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 interv...

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Drugstore Cowboy
7.1
Drugstore Cowboy1989
Joy Division
7.6
Joy Division2009
Bloodhounds of Broadway
5.6
Bloodhounds of Broadway1989
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
4.3
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues1994
The Book of Life
6.3
The Book of Life1998
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This Is Buzz
This Is Buzz2026
Twister
5.4
Twister1989
For No Good Reason
6.8
For No Good Reason2012
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
6.5
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within2010
The Source
5.2
The Source1999
Fix: The Ministry Movie
7.3
Fix: The Ministry Movie2011
Decoder
6.1
Decoder1984
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
8.2
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson1986
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill1994
Wanderlust
5.0
Wanderlust2006
Naked Making Lunch
7.1
Naked Making Lunch1992
FLicKeR
6.8
FLicKeR2009
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
7.5
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen1985
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious2022
Heavy Petting
5.2
Heavy Petting1989
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
7.0
Don't Blink - Robert Frank2015
Energy and How to Get It
5.8
Energy and How to Get It1981
The Junky's Christmas
6.7
The Junky's Christmas1993
Burroughs: The Movie
7.0
Burroughs: The Movie1984
Take Your Pills
6.5
Take Your Pills2018
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
4.4
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press2008
Chappaqua
6.3
Chappaqua1966
Witchcraft Through the Ages
7.2
Witchcraft Through the Ages1968
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
5.0
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets1989
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
6.5
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees1991
Poetry in Motion
7.0
Poetry in Motion1982
Glitterbug
5.9
Glitterbug1994
This Song for Jack
6.0
This Song for Jack1983
Underground and Emigrants
Underground and Emigrants1976
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
6.8
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye2012
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'2003
Pirate Tape
6.9
Pirate Tape1983
Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road2007
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
1.0
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles1999
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy1999
Chelsea Hotel
8.0
Chelsea Hotel1981
Ornette: Made in America
6.3
Ornette: Made in America1986
Uncle Howard
6.5
Uncle Howard2017
Chicago
Chicago1968
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
6.5
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds1979
Poem Posters
Poem Posters1967
Thanksgiving Prayer
6.0
Thanksgiving Prayer1991
Condo Painting
Condo Painting2000
Ah Pook Is Here.
5.9
Ah Pook Is Here.1994
Nova Express
2.0
Nova Express2009
Thot-Fal'N
5.4
Thot-Fal'N1978
The Beat Hotel
4.5
The Beat Hotel2012
William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers
6.8
William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers1991
Coda I + Coda II
Coda I + Coda II2013
Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie
Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie2015
Shamans of the Blind Country
7.0
Shamans of the Blind Country1981
Nova '78
Nova '782025
Cain's Film
Cain's Film1969
William S. Burroughs: The Possessed
William S. Burroughs: The Possessed2015
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades1976
Ghost at No. 9
8.0
Ghost at No. 91982
Destroy All Rational Thought
6.3
Destroy All Rational Thought1998
Towers Open Fire
6.7
Towers Open Fire1963
William Buys a Parrot
6.1
William Buys a Parrot1963
Coda II
Coda II2013
Coda I
Coda I2013
Bill and Tony
5.9
Bill and Tony1972
The Final Academy Documents
8.0
The Final Academy Documents1984
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine2015
The Cut-Ups
6.8
The Cut-Ups1966
Relics: Einstein's Brain
6.7
Relics: Einstein's Brain1994
Pantelia
Pantelia2006