John Giorno
Known For
Acting
Born
December 4, 1936
Died
October 12, 2019 (aged 82)
Birthplace
New York, New York
Biography
John Giorno was an American poet and performance artist. He founded the not-for-profit production company Giorno Poetry Systems and organized a number of early multimedia poetry experiments and events, including Dial-A-Poem. He became prominent as the subject of Andy Warhol's film Sleep.
