Writer
1914 - 1997
William S. Burroughs
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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... Read full bio →
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Take Your Pills
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For No Good Reason
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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2010
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1993
Wax, or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees
1991
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
Ornette: Made in America
1985
Decoder
1984
Burroughs: The Movie
1983
Poetry in Motion
1982
Chappaqua
1966
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