American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914–1997)
| Description | American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914–1997) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1914-02-05 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | St. Louis St. Louis Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 1997-08-02 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Lawrence Lawrence Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | essayist writer novelist painter prose writer photographer screenwriter science fiction writer poet artist librettist musician singer Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | satire science fiction autobiography dystopian literature Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | ESP-Disk Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | American Academy of Arts and Letters Source: Wikidata |
| Awards | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Source: Wikidata |
Bill Burroughs Borroughs Burroughs M. Burroughs S.W. Bouroughs W. Burroughs W. S. Burroughs W.S. Burroughs W.S.B. W.S.Burroughs WS Burroughs WS. Burroughs WS.Burroughs WSB Willaim Burroughs William Boroughs William Burough William Burroughs William S Burroughs William S. Boroughs William S.B. William Seward Burroughs Williams Burroughs W☥lliam S. Burroughs Ουίλιαμ Μπάροουζ Уильям Берроуз
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