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John Giorno
Acting
04 Dec 1936
† 12 Oct 2019
New York, New York
Biography
John Giorno was an American poet and performance artist. He founded the not-for-profit production company Giorno Poetry Systems and organized a number of early multimedia poetry experiments and events, including Dial-A-Poem. He became prominent as the subject of Andy Warhol's film Sleep.
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John Giorno's Movies
73%
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
25 Jan 2010
70%
Burroughs: The Movie
10 Feb 1984
36%
Sleep
17 Jan 1964
65%
Uncle Howard
10 Mar 2017
48%
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
01 May 2007
50%
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
04 Apr 2013
57%
Andy Warhol
09 Jun 1987
80%
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
28 Nov 1965
80%
The Final Academy Documents
16 Aug 1984
100%
Carrefour de la chaussée d'Antin
01 Jan 1973
70%
Poetry in Motion
17 Sept 1982
80%
Screen Test #3
23 Oct 1966
60%
John Washing
01 Jan 1963
50%
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
25 Aug 2015
50%
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
01 Jan 1989
0%
Nine Poems in Basilicata
0%
IDn4
13 Nov 1991
0%
Screen Test: John Giorno
04 Feb 1964
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Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
01 Jan 2007
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Connections: Ray Johnson On-Line
01 Jul 2001