William S. Burroughs: References & Edit History
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Ted Morgan, Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William S. Burroughs (1988), is extensive. Michael B. Goodman and Lemuel B. Coley, William S. Burroughs (1990), is a bibliography of works by and about him.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: NPR - 100 Years Ago, Writer William S. Burroughs was Born. | Sep 07, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Burroughs' 'Naked Lunch,' Still Fresh At 50. | Sep 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Nottingham - The Rise and Fall and Rise of William S. Burroughs (PDF). | Jul 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Internet Archive - William S. Burroughs - Profile and Interview BBC Radio. | May 09, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - William Burroughs: Subversion of the Word Machine (PDF). | Jan 23, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - William S Burroughs: The godfather of punk remembered. | Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - 100 Years Ago, Writer William S. Burroughs was Born. | Jul 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - The dark side of William Burroughs, wife killer behind Daniel Craigs Queer. | May 23, 2025 | ||
| Fixed display issue and noted release of the film Queer (2024). | Dec 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - William Burroughs: Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted. | May 19, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Guardian - William Burroughs - the original Junkie. | Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: 64 Parishes - William S. Burroughs. | Apr 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: History-Computer - William S. Burroughs � complete biography, history, and inventions. | Jul 25, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 19, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - William S Burroughs. | Aug 31, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Authors - Biography of William S. Burroughs. | Feb 27, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Amercian Society of Authors and Writers - William S. Burroughs. | Aug 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: European Graduate School - Biography of William Burroughs. | Aug 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of William S. Burroughs. | Aug 07, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph. | Aug 22, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Franklin Institute Online - Biography of William S. Burroughs. | Jun 28, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of William Seward Burroughs. | Jun 27, 2011 | ||
| Added new work, And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks, and included information surrounding the actual events upon which the book was based. | Jan 15, 2009 | ||
| Added new work, And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks, and included information surrounding the actual events upon which the book was based. | Jan 15, 2009 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 21, 2001 | ||
| Article revised. | Oct 08, 1998 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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