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Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt; 25 December 1908 – 21 November 1999) was an English raconteur, whose work in the public eye included a memoir of his life and various media appearances. Before becoming well known, he was an artist's model, hence the title of his most famous work, The Naked Civil Servant.
Quentin Crisp. Actor: Orlando. Quentin Crisp was born Denis Pratt on Christmas Day, 1908, in the London suburb of Sutton. He was the youngest of four children; his father a lawyer; his mother a former nursery governess.
- December 25, 1908
- November 21, 1999
May 27, 2024 · Quentin Crisp was a prominent figure in LGBTQ history and advocacy, known for his unapologetic embrace of his own sexuality and gender expression, which inspired many others to do the same.
Sep 11, 2019 · At the time, Quentin was arguably the world’s most celebrated gay author and raconteur, courtesy of his landmark autobiography The Naked Civil Servant, which had been published in 1968 and then made into a popular television drama broadcast on both British and U.S. television.
Feb 1, 2019 · Celebrity? Artist? Guru? Philosopher? All fit; all fall short. Crisp, who died in 1999 less than a year after we spoke, was most famous for the 1975 BBC television film based on his--til then--largely ignored 1968 autobiography, The Naked Civil Servant.
Quentin Crisp. Actor: Orlando. Quentin Crisp was born Denis Pratt on Christmas Day, 1908, in the London suburb of Sutton. He was the youngest of four children; his father a lawyer; his mother a former nursery governess.
Nov 26, 1999 · We remember Quentin Crisp, who died last Sunday at the age of 90 Audio will be available later today. Crisp became a cult figure after the publication of his autobiography, THE NAKED CIVIL...
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