William S. Burroughs videos

Videos

Burroughs reading from "Partline"
August 2, 2007

Recorded at the Loeb Student Center, March 22, 1975

Burroughs reading from "Exterminator"
August 2, 2007

Recorded at the Loeb Student Center, March 22, 1975

Burroughs reading from "Western Front" (intro)
August 2, 2007

Recorded in Vancouver, July 5, 1988

Burroughs reading from "Western Front" (finale)
August 2, 2007

Recorded in Vancouver, July 5, 1988

In Search of Burroughs
July 31, 2007

An excerpt from a documentary about the Beats, wherein the filmmaker visits Lawrence trying to find Burroughs. (7:29)

Home Movie: "W.S.B." (large)
July 31, 2007

Burroughs and local friends; plus Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Steve Buscemi, and cats. (16:41)

Home Movie: "W.S.B." (small)
July 31, 2007

Burroughs and local friends; plus Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Steve Buscemi, and cats. (16:41)

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)
Download mp3 (right-click and save, 66MB)

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)

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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)

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Burroughs on stage

Reading "Partline" (from a work in progress) on March, 22, 1975, at the Loeb Student Center, NYU. (5:28)

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› More Burroughs videos

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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Reader guestbook

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