![]() ![]() ![]() Trying different career paths to no avail, Burroughs eventually traveled to New York and met writers Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac in the mid-1940s. Meeting Fellow Beats Ginsberg and Kerouac The two ended the union upon their entry into the states. He traveled to Europe and met and married Ilse Klapper for the purpose of allowing her entry into the United States. Burroughs was named after his famous grandfather, an inventor who was a pioneer in adding-machine technology.īurroughs attended prep schools and later studied English literature at Harvard University, where he graduated in 1936. ![]() Louis, Missouri, Burroughs was born to Laura Lee and Mortimer Burroughs. School and Travelsīorn on February 5, 1914, in St. He is cited as a major influence on countercultural figures in the world of music as well and worked on several recording projects. An addict for years, he crafted books like Junky and Naked Lunch, which were harrowing, often grotesque looks at drug culture. Burroughs became one of the founding figures of the Beat Movement. ![]()
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