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Known For
Actor
Birthday
(Thursday)
Died
Nationality
Religion
Buddhism
Languages
English
Partner
Peter Orlovsky
Parents
Louis Ginsberg
Residences
East Village, Paterson
Education
Montclair State University, Columbia University, Eastside High School
Zodiac Sign
♊ Gemini
Chinese Zodiac
虎 Tiger
Name Origin
English < Old English < Proto-West Germanic (*ebur)
Popularity
Tier B -- 60,051 Wikipedia views/month
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Career
Career spanning 57 years (1959-2016)
Screen debut
First screen credit at age 32
Year context
Born in 1926 -- Robert Goddard launches first liquid-fueled rocket; Calvin Coolidge was US president
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Filmography (13)
AWARDS (7)
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Golden Wreath
1986
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Robert Frost Medal
1986
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National Book Award
1974
WON
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National Book Award for Poetry
1974
WON
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.
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Allen Ginsberg was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA .
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Allen Ginsberg has 13 credits in our database. Notable titles include Uncle Howard (2017), Magic Trip (2011), Howl (2010), No Direction Home (2005), Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections (1990).
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