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Allen Ginsberg

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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Born:
Jun 3, 1926 In Newark, New Jersey, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
77
First Appeared:
In the movie Pull My Daisy 1959-11-11
Latest Project:
Movie Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV 2023-03-24
Known For
Filmography
Movie Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV Self (archive footage) 2023-03-24
Movie Why Is We Americans? Self 2022-01-14
Movie Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese The Oracle of Delphi 2019-06-11
Movie Uncle Howard Self (archive footage) 2017-03-10
Movie The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography Self (archive footage) 2017-06-02
Movie Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel 2017-12-01
Movie How the Beatles Changed the World Self (archive footage) 2017-10-23
Movie Great Poets: In Their Own Words 2014-08-10
Movie Beat Generation 2014-02-08
Movie The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain Self (archive footage) 2014-11-25
Movie Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche 2011-11-25
Movie Howl Himself 2010-08-26
Movie William S. Burroughs: A Man Within Self (archive footage) 2010-11-05
Movie Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder Himself 2009-04-01
Movie Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell Self (archive footage) 2008-09-26
Movie Chicago 10 Self (archive footage) 2008-02-29
Movie The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music Self (archive footage) 2007-02-01
Movie Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out Himself (Archive Footage) 2007-07-16
Movie Dylan Speaks 1965 Self 2006-10-31
Movie No Direction Home: Bob Dylan Self 2005-07-21
Movie The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' Self (archive footage) 2003-01-01
Movie The Cockettes Self (archive footage) 2002-01-16
Movie New York in the Fifties Himself 2001-10-16
Movie Condo Painting 2000-03-17
Movie As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty Self 2000-11-05
Movie The Source Self 1999-01-23
Movie Brakhage Himself 1998-09-17
Movie Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit Himself 1997-07-03
Movie Birth of a Nation Self 1997-08-06
Movie No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg Self (archive footage) 1997-11-21
Movie Happy Birthday to John Himself 1997-10-09
Movie Jonas in the Desert Himself 1994-01-01
Movie Road Scholar Self 1993-07-16
Movie Silence = Death Himself 1990-02-16
Movie Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections Self 1990-06-01
Movie Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets Himself 1989-01-01
Movie Growing Up in America Self 1989-04-16
Movie Heavy Petting Self 1989-09-22
Movie He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life Self 1986-02-22
Movie Autumn Ritual Self 1986-09-01
Movie All Star Video Self (archive footage) 1985-01-21
Movie Good Morning, Mr. Orwell Self 1984-01-01
Movie Before Stonewall Himself 1984-09-15
Movie Burroughs: The Movie Self 1984-02-10
Movie Poetry in Motion 1982-09-17
Movie Greetings from Washington, D.C. Himself 1981-10-16
Movie La marche gaie Self 1980-01-01
Movie No. 18: Mahagonny 1980-09-13
Movie Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds Himself 1979-10-01
Movie Renaldo and Clara The Father 1978-01-25
Movie Thot-Fal'N Himself 1978-06-27
Movie Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration Self 1977-07-09
Movie Lost, Lost, Lost Self 1976-09-14
Movie Global Groove 1973-01-01
Movie Ciao! Manhattan Himself 1973-04-19
Movie We Can't Go Home Again Allen 1973-05-10
Movie Johnny Minotaur 1971-04-07
Movie Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family Self 1971-04-11
Movie The Fall 1969-01-15
Movie Me and My Brother Himself 1969-02-02
Movie Yippie Himself 1968-12-31
Movie Underground New York Himself 1968-01-01
Movie Diaries, Notes, and Sketches Self 1968-03-01
Movie Be-In 1967-02-01
Movie Bob Dylan - Dont Look Back Self (uncredited) 1967-05-17
Movie Tonite Let's All Make Love in London Himself 1967-09-26
Movie Herostratus Poet (voice) 1967-07-10
Movie Joan of Arc 1967-12-26
Movie Chappaqua Messiah 1966-08-30
Movie Galaxie Himself 1966-09-03
Movie Wholly Communion Himself 1965-12-31
Movie He! Viva Dada Self 1965-09-05
Movie Andy Warhol Screen Tests Self 1965-11-28
Movie Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes 1964-01-01
Movie Couch Himself 1964-07-01
Movie Guns of the Trees Self (voice) 1961-02-28
Movie Pull My Daisy Allen 1959-11-11