Allen Ginsberg
Born June 03, 1926 (Age: 99)
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Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. He is considered to be one of the leading figures of both the Beat Generation during the 1950s and the counterculture that soon followed. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism and sexual repression and was known as embodying various aspects of this counterculture, such as his views on drugs, hostility to bureaucracy and openness to Eastern religions. He was one of many influential American writers of his time known as the Beat Generation, which included famous writers such as Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Ginsberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. He is considered to be one of the leading figures of both the Beat Generation during the 1950s and the counterculture that soon followed. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism and sexual repression and was known as embodying various aspects of this counterculture, such as his views on drugs, hostility to bureaucracy and openness to Eastern religions. He was one of many influential American writers of his time known as the Beat Generation, which included famous writers such as Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Ginsberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 96
Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
2011
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 85
Howl
2010
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as Self
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Age: 84
To John With Love
2006
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 80
Poets at the Living Theater
2006
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 80
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 74
Condo Painting
2000
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 73
The Source
1999
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 72
No Image
On the Road to Desolation
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 71
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An Autumn Wind
1994
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as Self
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Age: 67
No Image
Moving Pictures
1994
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as Self
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Age: 67
No Image
Ginsberg/Corso Tapes
1984
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as Self
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Age: 57
Gay March on Washington
1979
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as Self
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Age: 53
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
1971
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as Self
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Age: 45
Bed Peace
1969
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as Self
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Age: 42
A.G.
1968
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as Self
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Age: 41
No Image
Chicago
1968
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as Self
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Age: 41
Underground New York
1968
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as Self
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Age: 41
Pull My Daisy
1959
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as Alan
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Age: 33