William Seward Burroughs II, an American writer and artist, has died on August 11th, 1997, at the age of 83. Burroughs was an influential author of experimental fiction, and is considered a major figure of the beat movement. Burroughs' notable works include Junkie and Naked Lunch. He won a Northwestern University Literary Award in 1975 for his novel The Wild Boys and was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1983. Burroughs also had an extensive career in the visual arts, participating in both fine art and commercial art. He was born on February 5, 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri, the grandson of William S. Burroughs, founder of the Burroughs Adding Machine Company. He attended Harvard University, but was expelled for drug-related activities. Burroughs was married to Ilse Klapper from 1946–1953, Joan Vollmer from 1998 to its dissolution in 1951, and to Kilina Kojalo from 1974 to his death. Burroughs is survived by his children William S. Burroughs III, Julie Vollmer, and Steven Lowe, as well as his grandchildren and extended family.