Quentin Crisp
English writer, humorist and actor (1908-1999) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 90
Quentin Crisp was an English raconteur whose personal expression broke social norms of the era. Crisp gained notoriety for the 1968 memoir The Naked Civil Servant, popularized by its 1975 screen adaptation.
Quentin Crisp is read about 509 times a day, in 23 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 407 days, one point a day.
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Jonathan Demme Produced Philadelphia (1994)
Tobe Hooper Directed The Equalizer
Sally Potter Directed Orlando (1993)
Donald Petrie Directed The Equalizer- Alice Drummond Also in The Equalizer
Charles Cioffi Also in The Equalizer
Phil Daniels Also in The Naked Civil Servant and The Bride- Verity Lambert Produced The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
Franc Roddam Directed The Bride (1985)
Gordon Hessler Directed The Equalizer- Jack Gold Directed The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
Thomas G. Waites Also in The Equalizer
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![Quentin Crisp (oil on canvas), a portrait by American painter Ella Guru. As the sculptor John W. Mills had done before her, Guru rendered Crisp wearing her trademark fedora.[25]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Ella_Guru%2C_Quentin_Crisp.jpg/330px-Ella_Guru%2C_Quentin_Crisp.jpg)
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Her flamboyant personality, fashion, and wit made Crisp a queer icon, and a sensation in live solo appearances later in life.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1999 · aged 90
