Loafer heroine biography of william
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by Jimmy Fazzino
This essay has been peer-reviewed by the boundary 2 editorial collective.
A Tale of Two Whales
Call Me Burroughs: A Life, Barry Miles’s landmark biography of William S. Burroughs, takes its name from a spoken word album, the first of many Burroughs would record over the course of his long and prolific life. Miles, then a co-owner of London’s Indica Bookshop, was in charge of the album’s UK distribution. “He made more records than most rock groups,” writes Miles ( ). And later in life this “literary outlaw”[1] would become a rock star of sorts. Returning to the United States in after a quarter century of living abroad, he followed Allen Ginsberg’s example and began a “new career” of public readings (). These engagements helped solidify Burroughs’s status as a countercultural icon; they also showcased the performative dimensions of his work. For those familiar with Burroughs’s singular drawl, which became even more pronounced onstage, it is imp
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William Russell (Ian Chesterton) Nov 19 to Jun 3
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ian Chesterton in , BC, The Daleks, Inside the Spaceship, Marco Polo, The Keys of Marinus, The Aztecs, The Sensorites, The Reign of Terror, Planet of Giants, The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The Rescue, The Romans, The Web Planet, The Crusade, The Space Museum, The Chase (). Return appearance in The Power of the Doctor (). William also played Ian in the linking ämne for the VHS release of The Crusade in (these links can also be seen on the DVD Lost in Time).
Played: Harry in An Adventure in Space and Time ().
Career
William was actually born as Russell Enoch, and he often used his birth name as his professional name, particularly in the early part of his career. There was also a very brief variation, Enoch Russell. William's very first work according to the IMDb is an uncredited field
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O. Henry
American short story writer (–)
Not to be confused with Oh Henry! or O'Henry Sound Studios.
O. Henry | |
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Portrait by W. M. Vanderweyde, | |
Born | William Sidney Porter ()September 11, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | June 5, () (aged47) New York City, U.S. |
Resting place | Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC |
Pen name | O. Henry, Olivier Henry, Oliver Henry[1] |
Occupation | Writer |
Genre | Short story |
Spouse | Athol Estes (–) Sarah Coleman (–) |
Children | 2 |
William Sydney Porter (September 11, – June 5, ), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. His works include "The Gift of the Magi", "The Duplicity of Hargraves", and "The Ransom of Red Chief", as well as the novel Cabbages and Kings. Porter's stories are known for their naturalist observations, witty narration, and surprise endings.
Born in Greensboro, North Carolin