Allen Ginsberg

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

126

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-06-03

Day of death

1997-04-05 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Allen Ginsberg

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. Burroughs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Ginsberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Wholly Communion

    Wholly Communion

  • Brakhage

    Brakhage

  • Before Stonewall

    Before Stonewall

  • Yippie

    Yippie

  • Take Your Pills

    Take Your Pills

  • Burroughs: The Movie

    Burroughs: The Movie

  • The Cockettes

    The Cockettes

  • Bed Peace

    Bed Peace

  • Autumn Ritual

    Autumn Ritual

  • Guns of the Trees

    Guns of the Trees

  • He! Viva Dada

    He! Viva Dada

  • Herostratus

    Herostratus

  • Chappaqua

    Chappaqua

  • Chicago

    Chicago

  • Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

    Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

  • Summer of Love

    Summer of Love

  • Couch

    Couch

  • No. 18: Mahagonny

    No. 18: Mahagonny

  • Ah, Sunflower

    Ah, Sunflower

  • A Supermarket in Californi

    A Supermarket in Californi

  • Thot-Fal'N

    Thot-Fal'N

  • The Source

    The Source

  • Howl

    Howl

  • Galaxie

    Galaxie

  • Johnny Minotaur

    Johnny Minotaur

  • Ballad of the Skeletons

    Ballad of the Skeletons

  • Hare Krishna

    Hare Krishna

  • Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

    Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

  • Beat Generation

    Beat Generation

  • The Velvet Underground

    The Velvet Underground

  • Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

  • One to One: John & Yoko

    One to One: John & Yoko

  • Me and My Brother

    Me and My Brother

  • New York: A Documentary Film

    New York: A Documentary Film

  • Condo Painting

    Condo Painting

  • American Magus

    American Magus

  • No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

  • 70 Years of Youth Revolt

    70 Years of Youth Revolt

  • Happy Birthday to John

    Happy Birthday to John

  • A.G.

    A.G.

  • Poets at the Living Theater

    Poets at the Living Theater

  • Dont Look Back

    Dont Look Back

  • How the Beatles Changed the World

    How the Beatles Changed the World

  • John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

    John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

  • Moving Pictures

    Moving Pictures

  • As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

    As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

  • Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

  • Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman

    Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman

  • Ginsberg/Corso Tapes

    Ginsberg/Corso Tapes

  • Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

    Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

  • Lake Placid '80

    Lake Placid '80

  • William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

    William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

  • This Song for Jack

    This Song for Jack

  • Dylan Speaks

    Dylan Speaks

  • The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

    The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

  • Pickup's Tricks

    Pickup's Tricks

  • Ciao! Manhattan

    Ciao! Manhattan

  • Jonas in the Desert

    Jonas in the Desert

  • William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

    William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

  • Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

  • Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

  • Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

    Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

  • Anatomy of Violence

    Anatomy of Violence

  • Renaldo and Clara

    Renaldo and Clara

  • Berkeley in the Sixties

    Berkeley in the Sixties

  • Silence = Death

    Silence = Death

  • Pull My Daisy

    Pull My Daisy

  • Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

    Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

  • Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

    Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

  • Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

    Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

  • The Beat Hotel

    The Beat Hotel

  • He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

  • Van Gogh's Ear

    Van Gogh's Ear

  • Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

    Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

  • Heavy Petting

    Heavy Petting

  • La marche gaie

    La marche gaie

  • ChickenHawk

    ChickenHawk

  • Andy Warhol Screen Tests

    Andy Warhol Screen Tests

  • Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

    Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

  • U2: A Year in Pop

    U2: A Year in Pop

  • Underground New York

    Underground New York

  • Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

    Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

  • Great Poets: In Their Own Words

    Great Poets: In Their Own Words

  • All Star Video

    All Star Video

  • Be-In

    Be-In

  • Symphony Of The Invisible

    Symphony Of The Invisible

  • Lost, Lost, Lost

    Lost, Lost, Lost

  • To John With Love

    To John With Love

  • It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

    It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

  • Greetings from Washington, D.C.

    Greetings from Washington, D.C.

  • 65 Revisited

    65 Revisited

  • Poetry in Motion

    Poetry in Motion

  • Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center

    Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center

  • Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

    Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

  • Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

    Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

  • The Fall

    The Fall

  • Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

  • We Can't Go Home Again

    We Can't Go Home Again

  • Gay March on Washington

    Gay March on Washington

  • Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

  • Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

    Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

  • Road Scholar

    Road Scholar

  • Growing Up in America

    Growing Up in America

  • A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

    A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

  • The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain

    The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain

  • On the Road to Desolation

    On the Road to Desolation

  • Norman Mailer: The American

    Norman Mailer: The American

  • A Poet from the Lower East Side

    A Poet from the Lower East Side

  • castelporziano ostia dei poeti

    castelporziano ostia dei poeti

  • Don't Blink - Robert Frank

    Don't Blink - Robert Frank

  • The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

    The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

  • No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg

    No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg

  • Global Groove

    Global Groove

  • Why Is We Americans?

    Why Is We Americans?

  • Allan for Allan

    Allan for Allan

  • Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair

    Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair

  • Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel

    Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel

  • Tim Leary: The Art of Dying

    Tim Leary: The Art of Dying

  • The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

    The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

  • Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

    Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

  • Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri

    Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri

  • Suite 212

    Suite 212

  • Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

    Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

  • Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

    Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

  • Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

    Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration