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The Naked Civil Servant is a 1975 made-for-television biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jack Gold and produced by Verity Lambert. It was adapted for film by Philip Mackie, based on Quentin Crisp's 1968 book of the same name. The movie stars John Hurt, Patricia Hodge and John Rhys-Davies.
The Naked Civil Servant is the title of two biographical works, both based on the life of Quentin Crisp: The Naked Civil Servant (book) is Crisp's 1968 autobiographical book. The Naked Civil Servant (film) is a 1975 television film based on the book.
The Naked Civil Servant Signature Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt ; ( 1908-12-25 ) 25 December 1908 – ( 1999-11-21 ) 21 November 1999) was an English raconteur , whose work in the public eye included a memoir of his life and various media appearances.
Jun 17, 2024 · Written by Marc Saul for Television Heaven. The story of Quentin Crisp, from his youth in the early 20th century to his emergence as a flamboyant gay icon, made a star of actor John Hurt and catapulted Crisp himself into overnight celebrity status.
May 1, 1997 · 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...
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Crisp's most popular book was his autobiography, The Naked Civil Servant, which deals openly with the subject of his homosexuality. The book ultimately became a television play that has been...
The naked civil servant Author : Quentin Crisp Summary : "This is an unusually riveting, exuberant autobiography of a man who, in 1931, "came out" in the streets of London as a self-confessed and self-evident homosexual.
