Audio: Old Man Tales
- David Ohle: a target shooting incident Added July 30, 2007
- David Ohle: Burroughs’ driving Added July 30, 2007
- David Ohle: Ginsberg, stop that tai chi! Added July 30, 2007
- Fred Aldrich: shotgun art in an august art museum Added July 30, 2007
- Fred Aldrich: “Will he have 3D in time?” Added July 30, 2007
- Patricia Elliott: Burroughs at the dump Added July 30, 2007
- Patricia Elliott: Burroughs didn’t hate women Added July 30, 2007
- Wanye Propst: realizing you’re Burroughs’ student Added July 30, 2007
- Wayne Propst: the allegory of the stalk Added July 30, 2007
- Wayne Propst: “you gotta know what to quit” Added July 30, 2007
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Multimedia
Burroughs: 10 Years After
An audio slideshow featuring reading by William S. Burroughs and photos by many of his friends and acquaintances.
View slideshow (22:17)
Narratives
› Memories of Burroughs. Listen (various clips).
› Burroughs on Tape. Listen (various clips).
› A history of Burroughs and the Beats as told by James Grauerholz, Burroughs' friend and estate executor. Listen online (48:29)
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Burroughs in Lawrence
An audio slideshow featuring commentary by Dennis Domer, former KU professor and local historian.
View (6:28)
Burroughs' Art
An audio slideshow featuring commentary by Spencer Museum of Art Curator Stephen Goddard.
View (3:22)
In Search of Burroughs
By Renee Tajima-Pena
An excerpt from a documentary about the Beats, wherein the filmmaker visits Lawrence trying to find Burroughs. (7:29)
Home Movie: "W.S.B."
Courtesy W. Propst.
Burroughs and local friends; plus Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Steve Buscemi, and cats. (16:41, small version)
Burroughs on stage
Reading "Partline" (from a work in progress) on March, 22, 1975, at the Loeb Student Center, NYU. (5:28)
Burroughs and the arts
The Lawrence Journal-World covered the Los Angeles opening of "Ports of Entry: William S. Burroughs and the Arts" in 1996. The retrospective travelled to KU's Spencer Museum of Art as well.
» Read coverage
The Death of Joan Vollmer
First published on lawrence.com, "The Death of Joan Vollmer" meticulously explores the history surrounding Burroughs' shooting and killing his wife, Joan.
» Download the full document (1.9MB PDF)
Kurt Cobain and Burroughs
Kurt Cobain was an acknowledged fan of Burroughs' oeuvre. RealityStudio compiled this dossier documenting the relationship between the two.
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