William S. Burroughs
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-02-05 (83 years old)
Deathday
1997-08-02
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also known As
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William S. Burroughs
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 visua...
Acting
1966
as Opium Jones
2009
as Self
2010
2018
as Self (archive footage)
1994
as Self
1989
as Butler
1991
as James "Hive" Maker
1999
as Self (archive footage)
1984
as Old Man
1994
1989
as Man in Barn
2008
as Self (archive footage)
1963
as Self
1993
as Narrator
1986
as Self
1994
as Self
2000
as Self (archive footage)
1972
as Self
1963
1982
1966
1986
1999
as Self (archive footage)
1991
1991
as A Speaker
1998
as Self
2013
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
2013
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
1992
as Self
1981
as Narrator (voice)
1979
as Self
2012
as Self (archive footage)
2006
as Tom the Priest
2011
as Self
1994
as Narrator
2012
as Self (archive footage)
2022
as Self (archive footage)
1976
as Self
2006
as Self
1984
as Self
1981
1983
1968
as Narrator
1989
as Tom the Priest
1978
as Self
1969
as Self
2009
as Narrator (voice)
2015
as Self (archive footage)
2003
as Self (archive footage)
1982
1983
as Self
1989
as Self
1967
as Self
1985
as Mafioso
1989
1994
as Self
2017
as Self
1998
as Preacher on Radio (voice)
1968
as Self
2015
2013
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Production
1991
as Novel
1982
as Writer
1970
as Writer
1990
as Writer
1966
as Story
1993
as Novel
1982
as Writer
1982
as Story
2024
as Novel
1963
as Writer
1991
as Writer
1968
as Writer
2008
as Writer
2009
as Writer
2009
as Writer
1963
as Writer
1972
as Writer
2014
as Writer
1994
as Novel
1997
as In Memory Of
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