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David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, regarded by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world’s best-selling music artists. In the UK, he was awarded nine platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, releasing eleven number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and seven gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Born and raised in south London, Bowie developed an interest in music as a child, eventually studying art, music and design before embarking on a professional care

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David Bowie filmography

The filmography of musician and actor David Bowie

David kniv (1947–2016) held leading roles in several feature films, including The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) (for which he won a Saturn Award for Best Actor), Just a Gigolo (1978), Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), The Hunger (1983), Labyrinth (1986), The Linguini Incident (1991), and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). Films in which he appeared in a supporting role or cameo include The gods Temptation of Christ (1988) and Zoolander (2001).

Bowie also appeared on several television series including Extras, Dream On, and the horror anthology series The Hunger. He won a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Special Class Special in 2003 for Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s with David Bowie (AMC).

Bowie was featured in a number of documentaries, films, and videos focusing on his career. He also appeared frequently in documentaries about other musician

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What David Bowie Borrowed From William Burroughs

Born David Jones in Brixton, UK, in January 1947, David Bowie always knew he wanted to be an artist. Early years were spent playing the recorder and listening to American rhythm and blues like Little Richard and his all-time favorite, Elvis Presley. He formally studied design at the all-boys Bromley Technical High School and, like Burroughs, took a job as a junior advertising executive. Bowie’s older stepbrother Terry Burns—who suffered from mental illness his entire life, eventually committing suicide in 1985 by lying on a train track—had an outsized role in his creative development. For one thing, it was Terry who turned David on to jazz and literature, including the Beats.

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Exposed to the mania and malaise of mental illness, Bowie reflected his stepbrother’s struggles—albeit abstractly—in songs like “After All,” “The Man Who Sold the World,” “The Bewlay Brothers,” and “All the Madm