Alan Watts

Born in January 6th, 1915

From Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK

Alan Watts Biography

Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945.

He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.

Alan Watts Movies

Work as Play Poster
January 1, 1973
Conversation with Myself Poster
January 1, 1972
The Art of Meditation Poster
November 11, 1971
Flow of Zen Poster
January 1, 1969
Buddhism Man and Nature Poster
January 1, 1968

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