Biography
Burroughs Landmarks
Burroughs on the Map Where Is Burroughs Buried? A reader wrote to ask where William S. Burroughs is buried. The short answer: Bellefontaine Cemetery, which is located at 4947 W Florissant Avenue in Saint Louis, Missouri. In the "Epilogue" to Word Virus, James Grauerholz wrote: "According to Burroughs' express wishes, he was laid to rest in the Burroughs family plot at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, alongside his grandfather, the inventor; his uncle Horace, the drug addict; his father, Mote; and his mother, Laura." Burroughs' grave does not yet seem to have become a [...]
William S. Burroughs Memorial Service
Images and Recollections from the Memorial Service and Funeral These images from the program offered at William S. Burroughs' memorial service were originally reproduced online at the now defunct site BigTable.com. Luke Kelly, the proprietor of that site, has kindly agreed to let RealityStudio reproduce them here. [...]
William S. Burroughs and Kurt Cobain: A Dossier
In honor of what would have been Kurt Cobain's 40th birthday on 20 February 2007, RealityStudio offers this dossier documenting the relationship between Cobain and William S. Burroughs. Cobain greatly admired Burroughs, instigating their collaboration on The "Priest" They Called Him and visiting the Beat legend at his home in Lawrence, Kansas. And while Burroughs does not seem to have been especially impressed with the music of Nirvana, he was greatly saddened by Cobain's suicide. Here is the story. At Timberland Library [high school senior Kurt Cobain] discovered S.E. Hinton and William Burroughs, whose work would have an increasing influence [...]