William S. Burroughs (1914-1997)

Beat Generation Author & Shot Gun Artist

Parents (2)

Mortimer Perry Burroughs

Owner of an Antiques Shop with his wife in West Palm Beach, Florida

1885-1965

Laura (Lee) Burroughs

Mrs Laura Hammond (Lee) Burroughs

1888-1970

Spouse (1)

Joan (Vollmer) Burroughs

Mrs Joan (Vollmer) Adams, Burroughs; Patron & Muse of the Beat Revolution

1924-1951

Children (1)

William Seward Burroughs Jr.

Writer, of Florida

1947-1981

Categories

Literati & the Arts Rogues, Rebels & Villains

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William S. Burroughs, c. late 1970s; Photographer: David Sandell. Provenance: Though not noted, from the collection of Tuli Kupferberg.