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John Giorno
New York, New York
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 e…
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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.
Filmography
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2026
Nova '78
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2017
Uncle Howard
Movie Self
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2015
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
Movie Self
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2013
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
Movie Self
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2011
Just Say NO to Family Values
Movie Himself
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2010
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Movie Self
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2007
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
Movie Self - poet
- 2007
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2001
Connections: Ray Johnson On-Line
Movie Himself
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1991
IDn4
Movie John Giorno
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1989
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
Movie Self
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1987
Andy Warhol
Movie Self
- 1984
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1984
Burroughs: The Movie
Movie Self
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1982
Poetry in Motion
Movie Self
- 1973
More credits
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1966
Screen Test #3
Movie Self (uncredited)
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1965
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Movie Self
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1964
Screen Test: John Giorno
Movie Self
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1964
Sleep
Movie Himself
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1963
John Washing
Movie Himself
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Nine Poems in Basilicata
Movie interpretation
