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Billy Name(1940-2016)

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Moved to Manhattan, NY in 1960 to do lighting design for the New York Poets Theater, the Living Theater, and the Judson Memorial Church. He met Andy Warhol in 1963, and served as Warhol's in-house photographer, lighting & set designer, and book designer & editor from 1964 to 1970. Billy Name covered Andy Warhol's Factory interior with aluminum foil and silver paint. In 1970, he moved to San Francisco to work on poetry and sculpture. He returned to New York in 1977, where he continues to work with photography, poetry, and sculpture.
BornFebruary 22, 1940
DiedJuly 18, 2016(76)
BornFebruary 22, 1940
DiedJuly 18, 2016(76)
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Known for

I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
I Shot Andy Warhol
6.6
  • Additional Crew
  • 1996
Edie Sedgwick in Lupe (1966)
Lupe
8.0
  • Actor
  • 1966
Batman Dracula (1964)
Batman Dracula
4.6
  • Actor
  • 1964
**** (1967)
****
6.2
  • Actor
  • 1967

Credits

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  • **** (1967)
    ****
    6.2
    • 1967
  • Edie Sedgwick in Lupe (1966)
    Lupe
    8.0
    • 1966
  • Harlot (1965)
    Harlot
    6.3
    • (voice)
    • 1965
  • Batman Dracula (1964)
    Batman Dracula
    4.6
    • 1964
  • Andy Warhol in The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys (1964)
    The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys
    5.6
    • (as Billy Linich)
    • 1964

Additional Crew



  • Andy Warhol's Factory People (2008)
    Andy Warhol's Factory People
    7.6
    TV Series
    • interview
    • 2008
  • The Cool School (2008)
    The Cool School
    7.0
    • archive and stills
    • 2008
  • How to Draw a Bunny (2002)
    How to Draw a Bunny
    7.4
    • source: photographs
    • 2002
  • I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
    I Shot Andy Warhol
    6.6
    • creative advisor
    • 1996

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Billy Linich
  • Born
    • February 22, 1940
    • Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 18, 2016
    • Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
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  • Trivia
    Typically only responded with "Name" when asked for his name; a few members of the Warhol circle knew him as Billy. Hence the sobriquet "Billy Name".
  • Nickname
    • Billy Goat Clinic

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    July 18, 2016
  • How old was Billy Name when he died?
    76 years old
  • Where did Billy Name die?
    Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
  • When was Billy Name born?
    February 22, 1940
  • Where was Billy Name born?
    Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

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