Made in 1983, Burroughs: The Movie is one of the most intimate and intriguing portraits of the iconic author. Filmed over the course of five years, the documentary follows William Seward Burroughs ...

William Seward Burroughs, the pioneering Beat novelist, short story writer and spoken-word performer, was born 100 years ago today, in 1914. He's probably best-known for his experimental novel ...

Just in time for the late, great William Burroughs’ birthday on February 5, we’re bringing you an interview by Victor Bockris, originally published in the February, 1979 issue of High Times.

And the Beat goes on. . . 1914: William Seward Burroughs II born, St. Louis. 1922: Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac born, Lowell, Mass. 1926: Irwin Allen Ginsberg born ...

William Seward Burroughs. Who, or perhaps what, was Burroughs? He was a junkie for forty years by his own admission. He was a bug exterminator. He cut the top of his little finger off, claiming it was ...

William Seward Burroughs II ; also known by his pen name William Lee; February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997 was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer. Burroughs was a ...

William S. Burroughs, also known as William Seward Burroughs II, was an influential American figure associated with the Beat Generation and postmodernism. His visual art has been exhibited at ...