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William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash (2014)

2014-11-01 · 1h 25m · EN
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To celebrate the 100th birthday of America's most audacious writer, William S. Burroughs, Chicago Humanities Festival brings together a motley crew of poets, writers, and musicians. William Seward Burroughs (1914 - 1997) was an American writer and visual artist. He was a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature. Burroughs's needs took him across the United States, down into Mexico, to Europe and beyond. On his travels, he meets up with various members of the underground drug and "outcast" cultures.

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Alison CuddyAlison CuddyPresenterDavis SchneidermanDavis SchneidermanWriter/OrganizerSally TimmsSally TimmsMusicianAnne WaldmanAnne WaldmanPoetEileen MylesEileen MylesPoetDaniel M. KnoxDaniel M. KnoxComposerSasha Frere-JonesSasha Frere-JonesMusician/WriterThomas CornerfordThomas CornerfordFilmmakerTony TrigilioTony TrigilioTeacher/PoetRichard PettengillRichard PettengillPerformerDon MeyerDon MeyerPerformer

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Beat poetry

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Genre affinityDocumentaryTheme affinityBeat PoetryPacingShortActor preference470321 · 853301 · 257390Country preferenceUsDecade preference2010

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What is William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash about?

To celebrate the 100th birthday of America's most audacious writer, William S. Burroughs, Chicago Humanities Festival brings together a motley crew of poets, writers, and musicians. William Seward Burroughs (1914 - 1997) was an American writer and visual artist. He was a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature. Burroughs's needs took him across the United States, down into Mexico, to Europe and beyond. On his travels, he meets up with various members of the underground drug and "outcast" cultures.

How long is William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash?

William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash has a runtime of 85 minutes.