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William S. Burroughs

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Overview

Date of Death:
2 August 1997, Lawrence, Kansas, USA (heart attack) ancora
Mini Biography:
William S. Burroughs, one of the three seminal writers of the Beat Generation... ancora
Curiosità:
His novel "Naked Lunch" provided the name for the famous rock group... ancora
Alternate Names:
William Burroughs | William Lee

Filmografia

Attore:
  1. Elephant (2003) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) .... Voice (text excerpts)

  2. The Book of Life (1998) (voice) .... Preacher on radio
  3. Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu (1995) (VG) (as William Lee) .... Pesky Peasant
  4. The Dark Eye (1995) (VG)
  5. Ah Pook Is Here (1994) .... Narrator
  6. The Junky's Christmas (1993) (voice) .... Narrator
  7. Thanksgiving Prayer (1991) .... A Speaker

  8. Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) (as William Burroughs) .... Butler
    ... alias Maledetti di Broadway, I (Italy) [it]
  9. Drugstore Cowboy (1989) .... Tom the Priest
    ... alias Drugstore Cowboy (Italy) [it]
  10. Twister (1989) (as William Burroughs) .... Man in Barn
  11. Decoder (1984) .... Old Man
  12. It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen (1984)
  13. Energy and How to Get It (1981)

  14. Thot-Fal'N (1978)

  15. Chappaqua (1966) .... Opium Jones
  16. The Cut Ups (1966)
  17. Towers Open Fire (1963)

  18. Häxan (1922) (voice) (as William Burroughs) .... Narrator (1968 re-release)
    ... alias Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (USA: DVD box title)
    ... alias Heksen (Denmark)
    ... alias The Witches (USA)
    ... alias Witchcraft Through the Ages (International: English title: short version)
    ... alias Stregoneria attraverso i secoli, La (Italy) [it]
Sceneggiatore:
  1. The Last Words of Dutch Schultz (2001) (book "The Last Words of Dutch Schultz: A Fiction in the Form of a Film Script")

  2. Ah Pook Is Here (1994) (writer)
  3. Drug-Taking and the Arts (1994) (novel "The Naked Lunch")
  4. The Junky's Christmas (1993) (story)
  5. Naked Lunch (1991) (novel)
    ... alias Festin nu, Le (Canada: French title)
    ... alias Pasto nudo, Il (Italy) [it]
  6. Thanksgiving Prayer (1991) (uncredited)
  7. The Black Rider (1990) (TV) (writer) (as William Burroughs)

  8. Drugstore Cowboy (1989) (additional dialogue) (uncredited)
    ... alias Drugstore Cowboy (Italy) [it]
  9. Taking Tiger Mountain (1983) (story "Bladerunner")
  10. The Discipline of D.E. (1982) (short story)

  11. The Cut Ups (1966) (story)
  12. Towers Open Fire (1963) (writer)
  13. William Buys a Parrot (1963) (writer)
Colonna sonora:
  1. "The Sopranos" (1 episode, 2006)
        - Members Only (2006) TV episode (performer: "Seven Souls") ("Seven Souls")
  2. Elephant (2003) (writer: "Meeting of International Conference of Techological Psychiatry") (performer: "Meeting of International Conference of Techological Psychiatry")

  3. Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) (writer: "Language Is A Virus")
    ... alias Home of the Brave (USA: short title)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Venus Blue (1998) (poetry excerpts) (as William Burroughs)

  2. Shamans of the Blind Country (1981) (narrator)
    ... alias Schamanen im Blinden Land (West Germany)
Thanks:
  1. Good Will Hunting (1997) (in memory of)
    ... alias Will Hunting - Genio ribelle (Italy) [it]
Self:
  1. Corso: The Last Beat (2008) (post-production)

  2. Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (2008) (V)
  3. U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (2002) (V) .... Old Man (segment "Last Night on Earth")
  4. Sleep in a Nest of Flames (2001) .... Himself
  5. Condo Painting (2000)
  6. Ministry: Tapes of Wrath (2000) (V) .... Himself

  7. Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998) .... Himself
  8. The Nova Convention Revisited (1998) (V) .... Himself
    ... alias The Nova Convention Revisited: William S. Burroughs and the Arts (USA)
  9. The Music of Kurt Weill: September Songs (1995) (TV) .... Himself
    ... alias September songs - la musica di Kurt Weill (Italy) [it]
  10. The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994) .... Himself
  11. Relics: Einstein's Brain (1994) .... Himself
  12. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) (as William Burroughs) .... Himself
    ... alias Cowgirls il nuovo sesso (Italy) [it]
  13. Naked Making Lunch (1992) .... Himself
  14. Wax, or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees (1991) .... James 'Hive' Maker
    ... alias Wax oder Die Entdeckung des Fernsehens unter den Bienen (Germany)
  15. William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers (1991)

  16. Heavy Petting (1989) .... Himself
    ... alias Heavy petting, l'età degli amori (Italy) [it]
  17. The Beat Generation: An American Dream (1987) .... Himself
  18. Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) .... Himself
    ... alias Home of the Brave (USA: short title)
  19. What Happened to Kerouac? (1986) (as William Burroughs) .... Himself
    ... alias Kerouac (International: English title)
  20. Ornette: Made in America (1985) .... Himself
  21. Kerouac, the Movie (1985) .... Himself (novelist)
  22. Burroughs (1983) .... Himself
  23. Pirate Tape (1983) .... Himself
  24. Poetry in Motion (1982) .... Himself
  25. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
    ... alias NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... alias SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... alias SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... alias Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... alias Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... alias The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - Lauren Hutton/Rick James & The Stone City Band (1981) TV episode (as William Burroughs) .... Himself
  26. Castelporziano, ostia dei poeti (1980) (TV) .... Himself
    ... alias Lunatics, Lovers and Poets (Europe: English title)

  27. Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds (1978) .... Himself
  28. Underground and Emigrants (1976)
  29. Bill and Tony (1972) .... Himself
  30. Prologue (1970) .... Himself

  31. Cain's Film (1969) .... Himself
  32. William Buys a Parrot (1963) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Chelsea on the Rocks (2008)
  2. Obscene (2007) .... Himself
  3. Absolute Wilson (2006) .... Himself
  4. Wanderlust (2006) (TV) .... Tom the Priest
  5. "SexTV"
        - The Naked Woman/Queer Beats/Modern Paul (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Silenci?"
        - Episode #5.9 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  7. The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (2003) (V) .... Himself
  8. The Source (1999) .... Himself
  9. Destroy All Rational Thought (1998) (V) .... Himself
  10. Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos (1990) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
  11. "Edad de oro, La"
        - Episode dated 30 October 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
In 1997, he appeared in a U2 music video for the band's single, "Last Night On Earth". ancora
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 2 Portrayals | 3 Print Biographies | 1 Intervista | 4 Articles ancora
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