John Giorno
- Acting
- December 4, 1936 · New York, New York
- October 12, 2019
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Nova '78 · Self
- Uncle Howard · Self
- A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol · Self
- Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open · Self
- Just Say NO to Family Values · Self
- Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child · Self
- Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe · Self
- Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
- Connections: Ray Johnson On-Line · Self
- IDn4 · John Giorno
- Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets · Self
- Andy Warhol · Self
- The Final Academy Documents
- Burroughs: The Movie · Self
- Poetry in Motion · Self
- Carrefour de la chaussée d'Antin
- Screen Test #3 · Self
- Andy Warhol Screen Tests · Self
- Screen Test: John Giorno · Self
- Sleep · Self
- John Washing · Self
- Nine Poems in Basilicata · interpretation