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Billy Name

Date of birth: 1940-02-02

Place of birth: Poughkeepsie, New York

Known for: Acting

Also known as: William George Linich

Billy Name

Biography

William George Linich, known professionally as Billy Name, was an American photographer, filmmaker, and lighting designer. He was the archivist of The Factory from 1964 to 1970.

Movie Credits

The Velvet Underground
3.4

The Velvet Underground

2021-10-15

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directe

The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys
0

The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys

1964-11-20

Inspired by a 1962 NYPD pamphlet entitled ‘The Thirteen Most Wanted [Men]’. Warhol transformed it fr

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
0

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

The documentary explores the enigma of actress and artist Mary Woronov and chronicles her colorful c

Haircut
0

Haircut

1964-03-14

Shot in slow motion, with tiny bits of stagy lighting that seem to crumble and flake like cookies, B

Lupe
3

Lupe

1966-02-08

Mexican actress Lupe Vélez's final hours as she overdoses on Seconal.

Notes on Marie Menken
2.7

Notes on Marie Menken

2006-04-20

A look at avant-garde filmmaker Marie Menken.

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
3.3

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

2007-04-11

In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Sm

Harlot
0

Harlot

1965-01-11

Jean Harlow-lookalike Harlot (Mario Montez), Gerard Malanga, Philip Fagan, and Carol Koshinskie (wit

13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
0

13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests

2009-04-07

Between 1964 and 1966, Andy Warhol shot nearly 500 Screen Tests, beautiful and revealing portraits o

A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
2.9

A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

2007-09-19

Esther Robinson's portrait of her uncle Danny Williams, Warhol's onetime lover, collaborator and fil

The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
3.4

The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound

1966-02-08

The film depicts a rehearsal of The Velvet Underground including Nico, and is essentially one long l

Screen Test [ST194]: Billy Linich
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Screen Test [ST194]: Billy Linich

1964-05-11

One of two(?) 1964 screen tests of Linich. Runs 4 minutes, 30 seconds in length.

Screen Test, Billy Linich
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Screen Test, Billy Linich

1964-06-09

One of two(?) 1964 screen tests of Linich. Runs 4 minutes, 24 seconds in length.

Couch
3

Couch

1964-07-01

The couch at Andy Warhol's Factory was as famous in its own right as any of his Superstars. In Couch

Superartist
0

Superartist

1967-01-01

Documentarians Juan Drago and Bruce Torbet follow a surprisingly relaxed and open Andy Warhol, at th

Andy Warhol
2.9

Andy Warhol

1987-06-09

The first major profile of the American Pop Art cult leader after his death in 1987 covers the whole

Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties
0

Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties

1989-01-01

Documentary on Andy Warhol's cinema of the sixties, made for Channel 4 in association with The Facto

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
0

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

2001-01-27

Andy Warhol, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century (who also coined the immortal c

Screen Test: Billy Name
2.8

Screen Test: Billy Name

1964-01-01

Billy Name screen test by Andy Warhol.

Batman Dracula
2

Batman Dracula

1964-07-01

Batman Dracula is a 1964 black and white American film produced and directed by Andy Warhol, without

Four Stars
1

Four Stars

1967-12-15

Photographed entirely in color, Four Stars was projected in its complete length of nearly 25 hours (

Andy Warhol Screen Tests
4

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

1965-11-28

The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were

John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
0

John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music

1998-12-18

Follows John Cale, a Welsh musician and producer, who founded the legendary 60s and 70s NY rock band

Nico Icon
3.8

Nico Icon

1995-09-08

A look into the many lives of Christa Päffgen, otherwise known as Nico; from cutie German mädchen to

Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol
0

Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol

2005-11-25

Icon of pop art, Andy Warhol has marked the 20th century. This film pays tribute to him with the exc