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William S. Burroughs

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American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914–1997)

Born 1914
Died 1997

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Photo of William S. Burroughs

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914–1997)

Born 1914
Died 1997

Subjects

Fiction, Burroughs, william s., 1914-1997, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Drug addicts, Fiction, general, Authors, american, American literature, American Authors, American Novelists, Correspondence, Alienation (Social psychology), Beat generation, Authors, biography, Authors, correspondence, Interviews, Drug abuse, Ginsberg, allen, 1926-1997, Ayahuasca, Beats (Persons), Drug withdrawal symptoms, Exhibitions, Biography, Science fiction, Amphetamine, Authorship

Places

United States, Kentucky, Mexico, New York, East Village (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.), New York (State), West (U.S.), Amazon River Region, Canada, Latin America, Madagascar, Mexico City, Morocco, New Jersey, New Mexico, New Orleans (La.), San Francisco, Tangier, The Wild West, West United States

People

William S. Burroughs (1914-1997), William S. Burroughs (1914-), Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), Brion Gysin, Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), Lucien Carr (1925-2005), Allen Ginsberg (1926-), Bruce Weber (1946-), Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1930-1932), Daniel Bau Geste, Dutch Schultz (1900 or 1-1935), Dutch Schultz (1900 or 1901-1935), Jack Black, Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986), William Burroughs, William Lee

Time

20th century, 1933-1945, 1875-1930, 1950's, 1950s

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Alternative names

  • Burroughs, William S.
  • William Seward Burroughs
  • William S. Burroughs, Jr.
  • William Burroughs
  • WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS
  • William S Burroughs
  • William BURROUGHS
  • william Burroughs
  • william s. burroughs

History

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August 28, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris Normal name order
August 12, 2025 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
August 25, 2023 Edited by AgentSapphire reverted to revision 1
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import