Independent Lens | William S. Burroughs: A Man Within | Clip 3 | PBS Video

Independent Lens \| William S. Burroughs: A Man Within \| Clip 3 \| PBS www.pbs.org Premieres Tuesday, March 22, 2010. Check local listings: www.pbs.org Publisher V. Vale describes how Burroughs became a role model on the punk rock scene. An iconoclast who himself became an icon, William Burroughs explored the outer boundaries of culture and identity in the 1950s. His work was vilified by conservatives and banned by the US government, but emerged to influence artists for generations to come. Burroughs's friends and colleagues remember the public persona and the private man. Find out more about William S. Burroughs: A Man Within: www.pbs.org Learn more about "Independent Lens": www.pbs.org Watch "Independent Lens" films online: video.pbs.org From: PBS Views: 239 1 ratings Time: 01:29 More in Film & Animation