- Date of Birth: 03 June, 1926
- Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
- Biography: Irwin Allen Ginsberg (pronounced /ˈɡɪnzbərɡ/; June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. Ginsberg is best known for the poem "Howl" (1956), in which he celebrates fellow members of the Beat Generation and critiques what he saw as the destructive forces of materialism and conformity in the... Read more
Filmography
- Corso: The Last Beat (2009)
- Condo Painting (2001)
- Mushroom's Dam (2000)
- Chappaqua (1998)
- Good Will Hunting (1998)
- Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)
- Ginsberg - Egy költö a Lower East Side-ról (1997)
- The Coney Island of Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1996)
- Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider (1995)
- Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1991)
- Flashbacks (1990)
- It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen (1984)
News
Art D'Lugoff, who was widely regarded as the dean of New York nightclub impresarios and whose storied spot, the Village Gate, was for more than 30 years home to performers as celebrated, and diverse, as Duke Ellington , Allen Ginsberg... ... Full Article
When the Beats moved to Paris
latimes.com –
2009-08-08
In 1956, as the obscenity trial of "Howl" was underway, Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky and Gregory Corso decamped to Paris. American and British artists and associates joined them there, at a cheap, dirty hotel at 9 Route G?t-Le-Coeur in the... ... Full Article
Beat Museum a 'Howl' of a time
sfgate.com –
2009-07-22
Only at the Beat Museum will you find an emergency exit warning you that an alarm "will HOWL" if the door is opened. References to Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) and his epic poem "Howl" make many appearances besides this one in... ... Full Article
What does Pam Anderson have in common with Mickey Mantle, Benito Mussolini, Allen Ginsberg and Linda Lovelace?
celebritymound.com –
2009-06-01
They all suffered from hepatitis C. Chris Kennedy Lawford, who's been cured of this disease, wrote a book to help others, "Healing Hepatitis C," which he'll launch tomorrow in Wil liamsburg at Joe Schrank's Loft 107, a hip new sober... ... Full Article
'Alice Neel': Portraits of a great artist
ew.com –
2009-05-26
The Sundance Channel is airing films about female artists all week, one a night at 7 p.m. EST. Tonight, it's an entrancing documentary, Alice Neel , about the great portrait painter (1900-1984). ... Full Article
From A Surviving Beat, Moments Of Everyday Glory
npr.org –
2009-05-22
Poet Jack Gilbert has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize twice. His new book of poems, The Dance Most of All, is his seventh. Gilbert's newest book, The Dance Most of All, is more introspective than his Refusing Heaven, which... ... Full Article