Poet William S. Burroughs

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William S. Burroughs

Living place: St. Louis

Birthday: 5-2-1914

Population of US 1914: 99,111,000

Global rank: #35728

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Who is Poet William S. Burroughs?
Beat the generation of authors best remembered for his 1958 novel Naked Noon. His other works include Nova Trilogy and Junkie.
He traveled widely and lived for a time in South America and Mexico.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He lived a bohemian lifestyle in the literary community of Greenwich Village, New York.

Family life info

He shot and killed his wife, Joan Vollmer, during a drunken party match at a bar in Mexico City. He had a son named William Jr.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Poet William S. Burroughs?
David Cronenberg adapted Burroughs' most famous work, Naked Lunch, for the screen.

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When was Poet William S. Burroughs born?
William S. Burroughs was born in 5-2-1914, death year is , at the age of 110.
Where is Poet William S. Burroughs's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
William S. Burroughs was born in St. Louis, Missouri- United States. is a Poet, whose Zodiac is Aquarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Tiger. William S. Burroughs's global rank is 35728 and whose rank is 88 in list of famous Poet. Population of US in 1914 is about 99,111,000 persons.
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Events in 1914 and 5-2

Events in US in the birth year of William S. Burroughs

  • Congress sets up Federal Trade Commission, passes Clayton Antitrust Act.
  • U.S. Marines occupy Veracruz, Mexico, intervening in civil war to protect American interests.
  • The world's first red and green traffic lights are installed in Cleveland.

Birthday William S. Burroughs (5-2) in history

  • Day 5-2 year 1811: The Prince of Wales became King Regent of England, and then King George IV after George III was declared insane.
  • Day 5-2 year 1917: Congress passed the Immigration Act, which restricted Asian immigration, over President Wilson's veto.
  • Day 5-2 year 1937: FDR proposed increasing the number of Supreme Court justices—"packing" the court.
  • Day 5-2 year 1994: Byron De La Beckwith was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Medgar Evers, 30 years after the crime in Jackson, Mississippi.
  • Day 5-2 year 1997: Under international pressure, three of Switzerland's biggest banks created a fund worth 100 million Swiss francs for Holocaust victims and their families.
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