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| - | {{Template}}'''William Levy''' (born [[January 10]], [[1939]]), known as the Talmudic Wizard of Amsterdam and Dr. [[Doo-Wop]], is the author of such works as [[The Virgin Sperm Dancer]], [[Wet_Dream_Film_Festival#Wet Dreams (book)|Wet Dreams]], Certain Radio Speeches of [[Ezra Pound]] and Natural Jewboy. | + | {{Template}} |
| + | '''William Levy''' (January 10, 1939 – April 22, 2019) was an [[American writer]], editor and former radio personality. He is the author and/or editor of such works as ''[[The Virgin Sperm Dancer]]'', ''Wet Dreams: Films and Adventures'', ''[[Certain Radio Speeches of Ezra Pound]]'' and ''[[Natural Jewboy]]''. | ||
| - | Before leaving the [[U.S.]] in the autumn of [[1966]] aboard the [[R.M.S Queen Mary]], Mr. Levy attended the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] and [[Temple University]] and taught in the literature department at [[Shippensburg State College]], in [[Pennsylvania]]. In the sixties and seventies, he was founder and chief-editor of many magazines such as: [[The Insect Trust Gazette]], [[International Times]], [[Suck]], and [[The Fanatic]]. He also contributed three articles to [[London Oz]] as Bill Levy. Recently, he served as European Editor for American glossy fanzines [[High Times]] and [[Penthouse Magazine]] and as an associate editor of Amsterdam zines Het Gewicht, Ins & Outs, La Linea and Atom Club. | + | In the sixties and seventies, he was founder and chief-editor of many magazines such as: [[The Insect Trust Gazette]], [[International Times]], [[SUCK]], and [[The Fanatic]]. He contributed to [[High Times]], [[Penthouse magazine]], [[Het Gewicht]], [[Ins & Outs]], [[La Linea]] and [[Atom Club]]. He was a contributor to [[Andrei Codrescu]]'s [[Exquisite Corpse (magazine)|Exquisite Corpse]] and [[Libido]]. |
| - | Mr. Levy has been a regular contributor to [[Andrei Codrescu]]'s [[Exquisite Corpse (magazine)|Exquisite Corpse]] and [[Libido]] and is currently publisher of [[Transactions of the Invisible Language Society]] series. His meditation play [[Europe in Flames]] was also featured at the [[Festival of New Radio]] in New York. In 1998, Mr. Levy was awarded the Erotic Oscar for writing at London's Sex Maniac's Ball. Mr. Levy's alter-ego, Dr. Doo Wop, can be heard weekly spinning groovy music across Amsterdam's airwaves. | + | In 1998, Mr. Levy was awarded the Erotic Oscar for writing at London's ''[[Sex Maniac's Ball]]''. For 20 years non-stop, Mr. Levy's alter-ego, Dr. [[Doo Wop]], could be heard weekly spinning groovy music across Amsterdam's airwaves. |
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| - | Mr. Levy currently lives in [[Amsterdam]] with his wife, the literary translator [[Susan Janssen]] (translator of many works of [[Bukowski]] and of [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]'s [[The Great Gatsby]]). | + | |
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| - | ==Selected works== | + | |
| - | *[http://www.3ammagazine.com/short_stories/fiction/tennis_kafka/page_1.html Playing Tennis with Kafka] | + | |
| - | *[http://www.3ammagazine.com/short_stories/fiction/have_rock_will_roll/page_1.html Have Rock Will Roll] | + | |
| - | *[http://www.corpse.org/issue_4/secret_agents/levy.htm Confessions of a Failed Dealer] | + | |
| - | *[http://corpse.org/issue_8/foreign_desk/levy.htm France: Oxygen, a Thirsty (American-in-Paris) Satori] | + | |
| - | *[http://www.3ammagazine.com/poetry/oct2001/refugee_tv.html Refugee TV] | + | |
| - | *[http://www.milkmag.org/levy.htm A Call for Chaos & Beans On Toast, Please!] | + | |
| - | *[http://www.3ammagazine.com/poetry/2004/oct/levy.html Poetry and Pensees] | + | |
| - | *[http://www.corpse.org/issue_5/burning_bush/levy.htm Three Poems] | + | |
| - | *[http://www.corpse.org/issue_9/poesy/levy.htm Dear George W Bush] | + | |
| - | *Impossible: The Otto Muehl Story (New York: Barany Artists, 2001) | + | |
| - | *[http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=7054099&wtit=virgin%20sperm%20dancer&ptit=The%20virgin%20sperm%20dancer&pauth=Gordon%2C%20Ginger%2C%20and%20Levy%2C%20William&pisbn=&pqty=1&pqtynew=0&pbest=149%2E95&matches=1&qsort=r The Virgin Sperm Dancer] | + | |
| - | *Wet Dreams | + | |
| - | *Certain Radio Speeches of Ezra Pound | + | |
| - | *Jeremiad Chants | + | |
| - | *Natural Jewboy ([[Ins & Outs Press]], Amsterdam, 1981) | + | |
| - | *Voicings and Transmissions | + | |
| - | *Radio Art | + | |
| - | *Blood | + | |
| - | *[http://www.nthposition.com/rape.php Rape] | + | |
| - | *Lessons For Lepracons | + | |
| - | *An Introduction to Political Porno in Europe | + | |
| - | *A Vilna Legend | + | |
| - | *The Night Before Charisma | + | |
| - | *Billy's Holiday | + | |
| - | *Viagra Blues | + | |
| - | *Is There Sex Over Forty? | + | |
| - | *[http://www.3ammagazine.com/artarchives/2002_sep/harry_hoogstraten.html Never Knew Never From Less: Secondary Raw Materials of Harry Hoogstraten] | + | |
| - | *[http://www.corpse.org/issue_11/manifestos/levy.html ZOCK: The Outlaw Manifesto of the Century] | + | |
| - | *[http://www.corpse.org/issue_4/burning_bush/dorn.htm Death of a Gunslinger: An Obituary on Ed Dorn for America] | + | |
| - | *[http://www.semantikon.com/williamlevy.htm Requiem for Christian Loidl] | + | |
| - | *[http://www.semantikon.com/features/levyHangingOutWithZalman.htm Hanging Out With Zalman Shneour] | + | |
| - | *[http://www.semantikon.com/features/levyTwoMorningsInAmsterdam.htm Two Mornings in Amsterdam Pt. 1 Lost Soles] | + | |
| - | *[http://www.milkmag.org/poesie1.htm#LEVY Fourth and Fifteen & A Poet's Guide to Fashion] | + | |
| + | Until his death following a long illness, Levy lived in [[Amsterdam]] with his wife, the literary translator [[Susan Janssen]] (translator of many works of [[Charles Bukowski]] and of [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]'s ''[[The Great Gatsby]]''). | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | [[Radio Patapoe]], [[International Times]], [[Otto Muehl]], [[Insect Trust Gazette]], [[The Tornado]], [[Jim Haynes]], [[Ira Cohen]], [[The Insect Trust]], [[Chris Kraus (American writer)]], [[Eddie Woods]], [[Ins & Outs Press]], [[Germaine Greer]], [[Sexual Freedom Awards]], [[Suck (publication)]] | ||
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William Levy (January 10, 1939 – April 22, 2019) was an American writer, editor and former radio personality. He is the author and/or editor of such works as The Virgin Sperm Dancer, Wet Dreams: Films and Adventures, Certain Radio Speeches of Ezra Pound and Natural Jewboy.
In the sixties and seventies, he was founder and chief-editor of many magazines such as: The Insect Trust Gazette, International Times, SUCK, and The Fanatic. He contributed to High Times, Penthouse magazine, Het Gewicht, Ins & Outs, La Linea and Atom Club. He was a contributor to Andrei Codrescu's Exquisite Corpse and Libido.
In 1998, Mr. Levy was awarded the Erotic Oscar for writing at London's Sex Maniac's Ball. For 20 years non-stop, Mr. Levy's alter-ego, Dr. Doo Wop, could be heard weekly spinning groovy music across Amsterdam's airwaves.
Until his death following a long illness, Levy lived in Amsterdam with his wife, the literary translator Susan Janssen (translator of many works of Charles Bukowski and of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby).
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Radio Patapoe, International Times, Otto Muehl, Insect Trust Gazette, The Tornado, Jim Haynes, Ira Cohen, The Insect Trust, Chris Kraus (American writer), Eddie Woods, Ins & Outs Press, Germaine Greer, Sexual Freedom Awards, Suck (publication)
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