William S. Burroughs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from William Burroughs) Jump to navigation Jump to search For other people named William Burroughs, see William Burroughs (disambiguation). William S. Burroughs Burroughs in 1983 Born William Seward Burroughs II ( 1914-02-05 ) February 5, 1914 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Died August 2, 1997 (1997-08-02) (aged 83) Lawrence, Kansas, United States Pen name William Lee Occupation Author Alma mater Harvard University Genre Beat literature, paranoid fiction Literary movement Beat Generation, postmodernism Notable works Naked Lunch (1959), Junkie (1953) Spouse Ilse von Klapper (1937–1946) Joan Vollmer (1946–1951) Children William S. Burroughs Jr. Relatives William Seward Burroughs I, grandfather Ivy Lee, maternal uncle Signature William Seward Burroughs II ( / ˈ b ʌr oʊ z / ; February...