William S. Burroughs

(1914-1997)

American writer and visual artist

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William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer, visual artist, spoken word performer and chaos magician credited as 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 also collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians and made many appearances in films. He was also briefly known by the pen name William Lee. Burroughs created and exhibited thousands of paintings and other visual artworks, including his celebrated 'Shotgun Art'.

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Born	William Seward Burroughs II 5 February 1914 St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died	2 August 1997 (aged 83) Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Zodiac	Aquarius
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Joan Vollmer 1923-1951 Common-law wife of William S. Burroughs · m. ???? info edit

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William Seward Burroughs III info 1st child with Joan Vollmer Male b. 21 Jul 1947 d. 3 Mar 1981 Age: 33 (at death) 1947-1981 American writer

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William Seward Burroughs I · Grandfather · 1857-1898 · American businessman edit info

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Ivy Lee · Uncle · 1877-1934 · American businessman edit info

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David Eames Kammerer · Friend · 1911-1944 · American, Teacher edit info

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Brion Gysin · Associate · 1916-1986 · Canadian artist edit info

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Lucien Carr · Associate · 1925-2005 · American journalist edit info

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Allen Ginsberg · Friend · 1926-1997 · American poet and writer edit info

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Antony Balch · Friend · 1937-1980 · British film director edit info

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Ian Sommerville (technician) · Associate · 1940-1976 · British computer programmer edit info

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Laurie Anderson · Associate · 1947- · American artist and musician edit info

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Tom Waits · Associate · 1949- · American musician edit info

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Todd Tamanend Clark · Associate · 1952- · American musician edit info

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James Grauerholz · Associate · 1953- · American, Writer edit info

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Bill Laswell · Associate · 1955- · American musician edit info

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Nick Cave · Associate · 1957- · Australian musician and writer edit info

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Allen Ginsberg 1926-1997 American poet and writer info edit view couple »

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James Grauerholz 1953- American, Writer info edit view couple »

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Mark Ewert 1972- American, Writer info edit view couple »

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Age: 33 (at death)

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