William S. Burroughs

Personal Info

Birthday: 1914-02-05

Age: 111

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Known For: Writing

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 collectio...

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Filmography

Chappaqua

Opium Jones

FLicKeR

Self

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

Self

Take Your Pills

Self (archive footage)

Relics: Einstein's Brain

Self

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Butler

Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees

James "Hive" Maker

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

Self (archive footage)

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