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AKA: William Burroughs, William Seward Burroughs
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 02/05/1914
Birthplace: St Louis, Missouri, USA
Death Date: 08/02/1997

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Drafted in the Army during WWII, discharged after three months
1944 
Lived in Greenwich Village, NY
 
Developed addiction to heroin
1953 
Wrote first book "Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict"
 
Made anthropological journeys to South America
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