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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. 4.04. 2,574 ratings248 reviews. A comical and poignant memoir of a gay man living life as he pleased in the 1930s. In 1931, gay liberation was not a movement—it was simply unthinkable. But in that year, Quentin Crisp made the courageous decision to "come out" as a homosexual.
7 lis 2017 · The Last Word is a rambling and deeply morbid series of monologues recorded a few months before Mr. Crisp died. Most readers will have heard the bon mots before, and in more polished form, but there are a few surprising revelations about his personal life.
This biography chronicles Crisp's life, including his birth in pre-World War I England; his life as a gay youth on the streets of London; his early attempts at writing and job-seeking; his entry into the world of modeling; and his sudden success late in life.
28 gru 2011 · Laurence Watts meets Phillip Ward to discuss the life and work of Quentin Crisp, and his "simple philosophy of happiness and being".
12 lis 2020 · From a young age, Quentin Crisp was determined to be himself—makeup, painted nails, dramatically dyed hair, and all—even if it consigned him to a life of poverty and isolation. Hear the author, raconteur, and provocateur in a 1970 conversation with Studs Terkel before he found late-in-life fame.
Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt, 1908–1999) was a gay writer, performer, and raconteur. He was born on Christmas Day 1908 in Sutton [1], and went to Kingswood House, a private school in Epsom, and then on a scholarship to Denstone College, a public school in Uttoxeter.
