William S. Burroughs
Writing
Born 1914-02-05
Died 1997-08-02
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
89 credits
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 1
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 1
Awards
Won 1 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Award
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 1 won
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Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 1 won
- — Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Won
Locus Award for Best Short Story 1 nominated
- 1988 Best Short Story Nominated The Ghost Lemurs of Madagascar
Nebula Award for Best Novel 1 nominated
- 1966 Best Novel Nominated Nova Express
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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 visual artworks, including his celebrated "Shotgun Art".
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Filmography
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Writing
10 credits
Queer
Naked Lunch
The Black Rider
The Last Words of Dutch Schultz
Thanksgiving Prayer
The Wild Boys
Nova Express
Witchcraft Through the Ages
Taking Tiger Mountain
The Junky's Christmas
Acting
49 credits
Saturday Night Live
American Playhouse
Good Will Hunting
Drugstore Cowboy
Nova '78
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Twister
Condo Painting
The Source
Uncle Howard
This Is Buzz
Take Your Pills
Chicago
For No Good Reason
The Beat Hotel
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Thanksgiving Prayer
Chappaqua
Fix: The Ministry Movie
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Nova Express
The Book of Life
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
Decoder
Poetry in Motion
Naked Making Lunch
Coda I
Ornette: Made in America
Heavy Petting
Coda II
Burroughs: The Movie
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
Wanderlust
Cain's Film
Witchcraft Through the Ages
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
FLicKeR
Glitterbug
Shamans of the Blind Country
Chelsea Hotel
Thot-Fal'N
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
The Junky's Christmas
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
Poem Posters
Other credits
5 credits
Joy Division
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
Pirate Tape
Energy and How to Get It
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
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