The American Author Who Got His Start After Killing His Wife
William S. Burroughs was inspired to write after he shot and killed his wife during a game of William Tell.
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5 min readOct 2, 2020
In Mexico on September 6, 1951, William Seward Burroughs II shot his wife Joan Vollmer in the head. His wife’s death inspired Burroughs to become a writer.
