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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994) -- A documentary tracing the life and work of Allen Ginsberg, the greatest of the Beat Generation poets.
Obscene (2007) -- This is the theatrical trailer for Obscene, directed by Daniel O'Connor.
Obscene (2007) -- A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch" to publication.
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2009) -- This extremely personal documentary breaks the surface of the troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest authors of all time.
Corso: The Last Beat (2009) -- ETHAN HAWKE  takes us on the road with GREGORY CORSO - the most colorful of the inner circle of THE BEATS, who along with KEROUAC, GINSBERG and BURROUGHS  changed world culture and social history.

Overview

Date of Death:
2 August 1997, Lawrence, Kansas, USA more
Mini Biography:
William S. Burroughs, one of the three seminal writers of the Beat Generation... more
Trivia:
Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 84-87.... more
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(38 articles)
Edmund White Reads From City Boy
 (From Vanity Fair. 12 October 2009, 9:19 AM, PDT)

'Where The Wild Things Are' Gives Hope To Other 'Unfilmable' Books
 (From MTV Movie News. 12 October 2009, 4:02 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
William Burroughs | William Lee

Filmography

Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Book of Life (1998) (voice) Preacher on radio 1998 - 6.8 (1,036)
- 2. Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu (1995) (VG) (as William Lee) Pesky Peasant 1995 - 4.1 (17)
- 3. The Dark Eye (1995) (VG) 1995 - 4.5 (17)
- 4. Ah Pook Is Here (1994) Narrator 1994 - 6.4 (102)
- 5. The Junky's Christmas (1993) (voice) Narrator 1993 - 7.1 (192)
- 6. Thanksgiving Prayer (1991) A Speaker 1991 - 6.8 (115)
- 7. Drugstore Cowboy (1989) Tom the Priest 1989 - 7.3 (11,472)
- 8. Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) (as William Burroughs) Butler 1989 - 4.8 (531)
- 9. Twister (1989) (as William Burroughs) Man in Barn 1989 - 5.3 (1,007)
- 10. Decoder (1984) Old Man 1984 - 7.3 (59)
- 11. It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen (1984) 1984 - 4.2 (25)
- 12. Energy and How to Get It (1981) 1981 - 6.0 (7)
- 13. Thot-Fal'N (1978) 1978 - 8.1 (11)
- 14. Chappaqua (1966) Opium Jones 1966 - 6.2 (230)
- 15. The Cut Ups (1966) 1966 - 6.4 (90)
- 16. Towers Open Fire (1963) 1963 - 6.6 (122)
- 17. Häxan (1922)   (voice) (as William Burroughs) Narrator (1968 re-release) 1922 - 7.8 (2,356)
AKAs:
  • Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (USA: DVD box title)
  • Heksen (Denmark)
  • The Witches (USA)
  • Witchcraft Through the Ages (International: English title: short version)
Writer
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- 1. The Japanese Sandman (2008) (written by) 2008 - -
- 2. The Last Words of Dutch Schultz (2001) (book "The Last Words of Dutch Schultz: A Fiction in the Form of a Film Script") 2001 - 7.0 (28)
- 3. Drug-Taking and the Arts (1994) (novel "The Naked Lunch") 1994 - 8.1 (31)
- 4. Ah Pook Is Here (1994) (writer) 1994 - 6.4 (102)
- 5. The Junky's Christmas (1993) (story) 1993 - 7.1 (192)
- 6. Naked Lunch (1991)   (novel) 1991 - 6.8 (13,985)
AKAs:
  • Le festin nu (Canada: French title)
- 7. Thanksgiving Prayer (1991) (uncredited) 1991 - 6.8 (115)
- 8. The Black Rider (1990) (TV) (writer) (as William Burroughs) 1990 - 9.7 (12)
- 9. Drugstore Cowboy (1989) (additional dialogue) (uncredited) 1989 - 7.3 (11,472)
- 10. Taking Tiger Mountain (1983)   (story "Bladerunner") 1983 - 6.0 (26)
AKAs:
  • Trechi Mynydd y Teigr (UK: Welsh title: literal title)
- 11. The Discipline of D.E. (1982) (short story) 1982 - 7.2 (104)
- 12. The Cut Ups (1966) (story) 1966 - 6.4 (90)
- 13. Towers Open Fire (1963) (writer) 1963 - 6.6 (122)
- 14. William Buys a Parrot (1963) (writer) 1963 - 4.3 (39)
Soundtrack
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- 1. "The Sopranos" (1999)   (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 9.5 (28,412)
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- 2. Elephant (2003) (writer: "Meeting of International Conference of Techological Psychiatry") (performer: "Meeting of International Conference of Techological Psychiatry") 2003 - 7.3 (32,273)
- 3. Modulations (1998) ("Recalling All Active Agents") 1998 - 6.9 (183)
- 4. William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers (1991) ("Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt") 1991 - 7.2 (57)
- 5. Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986)   (writer: "Language Is A Virus") 1986 - 7.2 (203)
AKAs:
  • Home of the Brave (USA: short title)
Miscellaneous Crew
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- 1. Venus Blue (1998) (poetry excerpts) (as William Burroughs) 1998 - 4.0 (31)
- 2. Shamans of the Blind Country (1981)   (narrator) 1981 - -
AKAs:
  • Schamanen im Blinden Land (West Germany)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Towers Open Fire (1963) 1963 - 6.6 (122)
Thanks
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- 1. Good Will Hunting (1997) (in memory of) 1997 $226M 8.0 (133,399)
Self
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- 1. Corso: The Last Beat (2009) 2009 - -
- 2. Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (2008) (V) 2008 - -
- 3. U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (2002) (V) Old Man (segment "Last Night on Earth") 2002 - 8.6 (236)
- 4. Sleep in a Nest of Flames (2001) Himself 2001 - -
- 5. Condo Painting (2000) 2000 - 6.4 (37)
- 6. Ministry: Tapes of Wrath (2000) (V) Himself 2000 - 9.1 (33)
- 7. The Source (1999) (TV) Himself 1999 - 7.2 (452)
- 8. Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998) Himself 1998 - 7.0 (53)
- 9. The Nova Convention Revisited (1998) (V)   Himself 1998 - -
AKAs:
  • The Nova Convention Revisited: William S. Burroughs and the Arts (USA)
- 10. The Music of Kurt Weill: September Songs (1995) (TV) Himself 1995 - 8.0 (129)
- 11. The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994) Himself 1994 - 6.9 (103)
- 12. Relics: Einstein's Brain (1994) Himself 1994 - 7.8 (74)
- 13. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) (as William Burroughs) Himself 1993 - 3.9 (3,625)
- 14. Naked Making Lunch (1992) Himself 1992 - 7.1 (48)
- 15. Wax, or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees (1991)   James 'Hive' Maker 1991 - 6.5 (114)
AKAs:
  • Wax oder Die Entdeckung des Fernsehens unter den Bienen (Germany)
- 16. William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers (1991) Himself 1991 - 7.2 (57)
- 17. Heavy Petting (1989) Himself 1989 - 6.3 (159)
- 18. The Beat Generation: An American Dream (1987) (as William Burroughs) Himself 1987 - 6.9 (18)
- 19. Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986)   Himself 1986 - 7.2 (203)
AKAs:
  • Home of the Brave (USA: short title)
- 20. What Happened to Kerouac? (1986)   (as William Burroughs) Himself 1986 - 6.6 (128)
AKAs:
  • Kerouac (International: English title)
- 21. Ornette: Made in America (1985) Himself 1985 - 7.3 (19)
- 22. Kerouac, the Movie (1985) Himself (novelist) 1985 - 6.2 (71)
- 23. Burroughs (1983) Himself 1983 - 7.7 (74)
- 24. Pirate Tape (1983) Himself 1983 - 6.2 (34)
- 25. Poetry in Motion (1982) Himself 1982 - 8.5 (51)
- 26. "Saturday Night Live" (1975)   Himself (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 8.2 (6,599)
AKAs:
  • NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
  • SNL (USA: informal title)
  • SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
  • Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
  • Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- 27. Castelporziano, ostia dei poeti (1980) (TV)   Himself 1980 - -
AKAs:
  • Lunatics, Lovers and Poets (Europe: English title)
- 28. Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds (1978) Himself 1978 - 4.9 (5)
- 29. Underground and Emigrants (1976) 1976 - -
- 30. Bill and Tony (1972) Himself 1972 - 5.8 (34)
- 31. Prologue (1970) Himself 1970 - 6.6 (6)
- 32. Cain's Film (1969) Himself 1969 - -
- 33. William Buys a Parrot (1963) Himself 1963 - 4.3 (39)
- 1. William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2009) Himself
- 2. Chelsea on the Rocks (2008)
- 3. Obscene (2007) Himself
- 4. Absolute Wilson (2006) Himself
- 5. Wanderlust (2006) (TV) Tom the Priest
- 6. "SexTV"  
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Silenci?"  
1 TV episode:
- 8. Elephant (2003) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) Voice (text excerpts)
- 9. The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (2003) (V) Himself
- 10. Destroy All Rational Thought (1998) (V) Himself
- 11. Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos (1990) (V) (uncredited) Himself
- 12. "La edad de oro"  
1 TV episode:

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Other Works:
In 1997, he appeared in a U2 music video for the band's single, "Last Night On Earth". more
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