Allen Ginsberg
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Born June 3, 1926 · 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.…
Known For · 40 titles
The Dick Cavett Show
How the Beatles Changed the World
A Poet from the Lower East Side
New York: A Documentary Film
Dylan Speaks
Condo Painting
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
One to One: John & Yoko
No. 18: Mahagonny
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
70 Years of Youth Revolt
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Howl
Beat Generation
The Source
The Velvet Underground
On the Road to Desolation
The Cockettes
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC
Nova '78
Chappaqua
Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
The Beat Hotel
Symphony Of The Invisible
Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys
Before Stonewall
Herostratus
Chicago
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Johnny Minotaur
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
Hare Krishna
Me and My Brother
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
Bed Peace
Take Your Pills