
John Giorno
Born: 1936-12-04
Place of Birth: 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.
Known For

Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965★ 8.0

The Final Academy Documents
1984★ 8.0

Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
2007★ 0.0

A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
2015★ 5.0

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
2010★ 7.3

Andy Warhol
1987★ 5.7

IDn4
1991★ 0.0

Sleep
1964★ 3.6

Uncle Howard
2017★ 6.5

Burroughs: The Movie
1984★ 7.0

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
2013★ 5.0

Poetry in Motion
1982★ 7.0

Screen Test: John Giorno
1964★ 0.0

Carrefour de la chaussée d'Antin
1973★ 10.0

Screen Test #3
1966★ 8.0

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
1989★ 5.0

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
2007★ 4.8