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Allen Ginsberg (I) (1926–1997)


Louis Ginsberg, the moderate Jewish Socialist and his wife Naomi, who was a radical Communist and irrepressible nudist are the parents of Irwin Allen Ginsberg, the poet and man of many other things eg. actor. Poems he written eg. Howl, Six gallery, Sunflower Sutra ... His themes: drugs, against Vietnam War, politics, "beat generation", hippies, ... See full bio »

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 2012 America (Video)
Narrator (voice)
 2007 Speak Out (TV Movie)
 2000 Twister: A Musical Catastrophe (Video)
He Dead Too (as Rabbi Buddha Whitman/Ginsburg)
 1997 Ballad of the Skeletons (Short)
 1996 Westmoreland Naples (Short)
 1978 Thot-Fal'N (Short)
 1978 Renaldo and Clara
The Father
 1973 Global Groove (Video short)
 1968 Love Love Love (Short)
 1967 Herostratus
Poet (voice)
 1966 Chappaqua
Messiah
 1959 Pull My Daisy (Short)
Allen (as Alan Ginsberg)
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Other Works:

: Poetry book: "Empty Mirror". See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies | 1 Print Biography | 13 Portrayals | 2 Interviews | 7 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Alan Ginsberg | Allen Ginsburg | Rabbi Buddha Whitman/Ginsburg

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does. See more »

Trivia:

Ginsberg famously restated the three laws of thermodynamics: The First Law of Thermodynamics -- "You can't win"; The Second Law of Thermodynamics -- "You can't break even"; and The Third Law of Thermodynamics -- "You can't quit". See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini

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