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Allen Ginsberg
Irwin Allen Ginsberg (/ˈɡɪnzbɜːrɡ/; June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer who played a significant role in the Beat Generation—a literary and cultural movement known for advocating nonconformity, drugs, and sexual liberation. Ginsberg is best recognized for his groundbreaking poem 'Howl', which fundamentally criticized capitalism and conformity in the United States. His open and raw discussion of sexuality—specifically homosexuality—in his work made him a controversial figure during the 1950s and a significant figure in the 1960s. He also developed a deep interest in Eastern religions, particularly Buddhism, which played a large role in his literary output. Ginsberg's work often stirred controversy for its explicit sexual content and scathing critique of American society. Despite the controversy, Ginsberg's impact on American literature and the countercultural movement of the 1960s remains significant.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Irwin Allen Ginsberg
Born: Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: June 3, 1926
Occupations: Writer, Poet
Years Active: 1940s-1997
Spouses: Peter Orlovsky
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Movies Featuring Allen Ginsberg
The Velvet Underground
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
Norman Mailer: The American
Beat Generation
How the Beatles Changed the World
Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Poets at the Living Theater
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
New York in the Fifties
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
Lake Placid ’80
Greetings from Washington, D.C.
Poetry in Motion
65 Revisited
No. 18: Mahagonny
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint
Burroughs: The Movie
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
All Star Video
Berkeley in the Sixties
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Growing Up in America
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
Silence = Death
Symphony Of The Invisible
Heavy Petting
La marche gaie
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Herostratus
Yippie
The Fall
Thot-Fal’N
Global Groove
Hare Krishna
Jonas in the Desert
ChickenHawk
Anatomy of Violence
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
Scenes from Allen’s Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit
Road Scholar
Renaldo and Clara
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
Be-In
Birth of a Nation
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Suite 212
Pull My Daisy
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Me and My Brother
Lost, Lost, Lost
Brakhage
Happy Birthday to John
Van Gogh’s Ear
Johnny Minotaur
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Ballad of the Skeletons
Dylan Speaks
Wholly Communion
Guns of the Trees
Bed Peace
Stockhausen’s Originale: Doubletakes
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
Chappaqua
Couch
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
Underground New York
Tonite Let’s All Make Love in London
We Can’t Go Home Again
Ciao! Manhattan
Summer of Love
Power To The People: John & Yoko Live in NYC
Career Timeline
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2017
How the Beatles Changed the World
Self (archive footage)
Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel
Self (archive footage)
2007
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music
Self (archive footage)
65 Revisited
Self (archive footage)
1998
Brakhage
Self (archive footage)
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
Self (archive footage)
1997
Scenes from Allen’s Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit
Self
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Birth of a Nation
Self
Happy Birthday to John
Self
Ballad of the Skeletons
Self (archive footage)
1994
Jonas in the Desert
Self
ChickenHawk
Self
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
1990
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
Self
Berkeley in the Sixties
Self
Summer of Love
Self
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