Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

b. 1926 — d. 1997 (aged 71) Newark, New Jersey, USA

Actor Composer Writer

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.

Known For

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Amélie

Howl

Beginners

Filmography

Ghost Artist

Bagels, Borscht, and Brotherhood - Allen Ginsberg

Howl

Dylan Speaks

Literárky - Zápas o mantinely

The Praise of Folly

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

Hustler for Life

1998 Self Composer Actor

The Fifties

1997 Self Writer

U2: A Year in Pop

U2: A Year in Pop

A Poet on the Lower East Side: A Docu-Diary on Allen Ginsberg

A Poet on the Lower East Side: A Docu-Diary on Allen Ginsberg

The Coney Island of Lawrence Ferlinghetti

The Coney Island of Lawrence Ferlinghetti

United States of Poetry

United States of Poetry

1995 Self Writer

Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider

Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider

1994 Self Writer

Monument à Félix Guattari

Monument à Félix Guattari

Road Scholar

Drug-Taking and the Arts

Drug-Taking and the Arts

Song of the Open Road

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections

Silence = Death

Silence = Death

Interview Subject

Heavy Petting

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center

Growing Up in America

Growing Up in America

Further! Ken Kesey's American Dreams

What Happened to Kerouac?

What Happened to Kerouac?

Fire in the East - a Portrait of Robert Frank

Fire in the East - a Portrait of Robert Frank

William Carlos Williams

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

Before Stonewall

Before Stonewall

West Coast Beat and Beyond

Burroughs: The Movie

Burroughs: The Movie

Levottomat palat

Greetings from Washington, D.C.

Greetings from Washington, D.C.

1981 Self Actor

Mahagonny

1980 Self Actor

1980 Self Actor

Castelporziano, ostia dei poeti

1980 Self Actor

The War at Home

The War at Home

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

Thot-Fal'N

Festival of Bards

Hard Rain

Louis Ginsberg and Allen Ginsberg: May 9, 1974

Pickup's Tricks

Pickup's Tricks

Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

About Me: A Musical

About Me: A Musical

Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

William Blake - Part II: Prophet

William Blake - Part I: Innocence and Experience

Bed Peace

Me and My Brother

Me and My Brother

1968 Self Writer

Yippie

Underground New York

What's Happening?

Anatomy of Violence

Chappaqua

Wholly Communion

Wholly Communion

Couch

He! Viva Dada

Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

Pull My Daisy

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