Allen Ginsberg

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

Notable Roles

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The Velvet Underground

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Chappaqua

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Dont Look Back

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American Magus

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Greetings from Washington, D.C.

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Berkeley in the Sixties

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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

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Howl

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Pull My Daisy

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Brakhage

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Why Is We Americans?

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Take Your Pills

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We Can't Go Home Again

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A.G.

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Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

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Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

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Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

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Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche