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- Side B: audible conversation begins at approximately 09:29 minutes
- Side A: individual's movement, distant nearly inaudible conversation, and other background noise can be heard from approximately 03:56 minutes and continue until approximately 06:51 minutes
- Side B: some profanity can be heard in the recording
- Side B: telephone ringing at approximately 04:52 minutes and continues until approximately 05:21 minutes when Burroughs answers the phone
- Side A: silence from approximately 30:20 minutes until end of the recording at 30:30 minutes
- Side A: conversation (periodically difficult to hear), can be heard at approximately 06:51 minutes
- Side A: sound of water dripping and other background noises heard from 00:05 seconds which continues until approximately 02:50 minutes
- Side A: This item is undated.
- Side A: conversation can be heard at approximately 02:51 minutes
- Side B: This item is undated
- Side A: periodic gaps in the recording
- Side A: telephone ringing can be heard from approximately 01:50 minutes and continues until 01:56 approximately minutes
- Side A: sound of clapperboard can be periodically heard throughout the recording
- Side A: silence heard from approximately 17:28 minutes which continues until approximately 18:27 minutes
- Side A: brief high-speed squeal at approximately 00:03 seconds which continues until approximately 00:04 seconds
- Side B: individual's movements and muffled conversation can be at approximately 08:15 minutes
- Side B: sound of clapperboard can be periodically heard throughout the recording
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| Subject |
- Herr, Michael, 1940-2016--Dispatches
- Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928
- Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969
- Acupuncturists
- Vampire films
- Huncke, Herbert
- Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- James, Henry, 1843-1916.
- Acupuncture
- Violence in mass media
- Violence in motion pictures
- Oatmeal
- Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 -- Friends and associates
- Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997
- Burroughs, William S., 1947-1981
- Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922
- Herr, Michael, 1940-2016
- Novelists, American--20th century--Interviews
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| Identifier |
- SPEC_RARE_CMS_87_audiofile_30
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| Summary |
- In 1978, Howard Brookner, director and film producer, interviewed William S. Burroughs for his film, titled “Burroughs: The Movie,” a documentary about Burroughs’ life and work. Side A: In this undated recording, Burroughs and his companions discuss a variety of topics including a possible interview, common acquaintances, such as Roger Richards, acupuncture, and their fondness for oatmeal. Burroughs is interviewed about several of his friends including Herbert Huncke, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac. He also speaks about the birth of his son, his grandfather, and his family's financial history. He offers some commentary on wealth and artisitic ability. Side B: In this undated recording, Burroughs and his companions speak about desensitization to violence found in the film and media industries and society's desire to forget difficult times in history, such as the Vietnam War, with Burroughs recommending Michael's Herr's "Dispatches" as a source to discuss the war. The remaining time is spent debating authors such as Henry James, Thomas Hardy, and Marcel Proust before switching topics to exceptional films, with special attention being given to vampire motion pictures
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- Ohio State University. Libraries. Rare Books and Manuscripts Library
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| Access rights |
- Users may access the recordings on site in an Ohio State University Libraries’ reading room.
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| Rights note |
- This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
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| Source |
- Item digitized from Box 57, William S. Burroughs Papers (WSB97), Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State University Libraries
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| Provenance |
- According to James W. Grauerholz, executor of William S. Burroughs' estate, the audio tracks were Howard Brookner's safety copies of his sound rolls for the film “Burroughs: The Movie”
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| Extent |
- 00:30:30 [Side A]
- 00:14:27 [Side B]
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