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Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1914-1997-08-11- - 1997

Found in 308 Collections and/or Records:

Mail Action / P-Orridge, Genesis Breyer ; Burroughs WS ; Breakwell I., 1976

 Item
Identifier: CC-42236-44242
Scope and Contents

The book mainly documents the indictment and trial of the author for sending five "indecent" postcards in the mail. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Mail Action (reprint) / P-Orridge, Genesis Breyer ; Burroughs WS ; Breakwell I., 2002

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Identifier: CC-42237-44243
Scope and Contents

The book mainly documents the indictment and trial of the author for sending five "indecent" postcards in the mail. It is reprinted from the 1976 edition; the back covers differ. The loose sheets consist of a biography and bibliography. The photograph depicts a visual poem related to Queen Elizabeth. The rubberstamp reads unsolicited pornography and is stored separately. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Man from Nowhere / Ambrose, Joe ; Wilson, Jerry ; Rynne, Frank ; Burroughs WS ; Gysin B., 1992

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Identifier: CC-26598-27067
Scope and Contents Topic deals with the work of Burroughs and Gysin. This bok is stored in the Burroughs box.Internet: William Burroughs and Brion Gysin blazed a trail of wild experimentation across the Twentieth Century. Their Cut Up Method changed the course of modern fiction and had a profound effect on film and rock music. Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Keith Richards, Genesis P Orridge, and Patti Smith are just some of their musical disciples. Their obsession with the wild heretical actions of Hassan I Sabbah bear witness to their truly rebellious nature. Their love of the Joujouka panic music was total. They challenged conventional notions of morality and paid no attention to the rules of society. This is the only study of the artistic collaborations between these two good friends. It was written by me, Frank Rynne, and Terry Wilson. Frank and I met Terry at a Notting Hill Arts Gallery early in 1992 - by the end of the year we were exhibiting Gysin, Hamri, and Burroughs paintings at the Project Arts...
Dates: 1992

Men of Letters & People of Substance / de Vicq de Cumptich, Roberto ; Prose F ; Joyce J ; Kafka F ; Vonnegut KJr ; Nabokov V ; Bowles P ; Beckett S ; Burroughs WS ; Proust M ; Updike J., 2008

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Identifier: CC-50440-71508
Scope and Contents

The first half of this book consists of portraits of famous men and women that are created by the author in specific and appropriate fonts. The second half of the book, People of Substance, the author combines type ornaments and icons to suggest a face with singular attributes like fear, passive, nice and money. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

Minutes To Go / Beiles, Sinclair ; Burroughs, William S. ; Corso, Gregory ; Gysin, Brion ; Pelieu C., 1968

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Identifier: CC-51417-72512
Scope and Contents

This book was first published in Paris in 1960 by Two Cities Editions. Claude Perlieu contributed a single collage that is reproduced after the title page. The back cover depicts a Brion Gysin calligraphic drawing. This book has been considered by some as the "Handbook for Cut-Ups." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Mr. Watkins Got Drunk And Had To Be Carried Home (Facsimile Edition) / Nuttall, Jeff ; Burroughs WS ; Musgrove K ; Rowan J ; Cobbing B ; Pike J., 1979

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Identifier: CC-30464-31885
Scope and Contents

This book documents a party piece done in 1964 after a cut-up idea by William Burroughs. It is designated writers forum poets number twenty four. The cover of this edition differs from the original published in 1968 that is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Mr. Watkins Got Drunk And Had To Be Carried Home / Nuttall, Jeff ; Burroughs WS ; Musgrove K ; Rowan J ; Cobbing B ; Pike J., 1968

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Identifier: CC-30463-31884
Scope and Contents

This book documents a party piece done in 1964 after a cut-up idea by William Buroughs. It is designated writers forum poets number twenty four. The number of copies estimated by Ulysses No.65 1998 was estimated at 50. The cover of this edition differs from the facsimile that is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968