Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Plot: A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch" to publication.
Release Date:
Friday, September 26 2008 16 years ago
Barney Rosset. Barney Rosset was 86 in Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, May 28 1922 – Died: Tue, Feb 21 2012
Amiri Baraka. Amiri Baraka was 73 in Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 07 1934 – Died: Thu, Jan 09 2014
William S. Burroughs. William S. Burroughs would have been no older than 83 in Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 05 1914 – Died: Sat, Aug 02 1997
Jim Carroll. Jim Carroll was 59 in Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press as 'Self'.