William S. Burroughs
Known For
Writing
Born
1914-02-05 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
1997-08-02
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 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article William S. Burroughs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Saturday Night Live
as Self
Drugstore Cowboy
as Tom the Priest
Twister
as Man in Barn
Chicago
as Self
Chappaqua
as Opium Jones
Thanksgiving Prayer
as A Speaker
Naked Making Lunch
as Self
The Source
as Self (archive footage)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Self
Nova Express
as Narrator (voice)
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Butler
Take Your Pills
as Self (archive footage)
For No Good Reason
as Self (archive footage)
Decoder
as Old Man
Burroughs: The Movie
as Self
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
as James "Hive" Maker
Uncle Howard
as Self
Condo Painting
as Self (archive footage)
Wanderlust
as Tom the Priest
The Book of Life
as Preacher on Radio (voice)