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John Kingsley Orton (1 January 1933 – 9 August 1967), known by the pen name of Joe Orton, was an English playwright, author, and diarist. His public career, from 1964 until his murder in 1967, was short but highly influential.
- Murder by bludgeoning
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- 1959–1967
- Kenneth Halliwell (1951–1967)
15 de out. de 2016 · 79K views 7 years ago. Orton’s short career—a mere four years from complete obscurity in 1963 to his death at the hands of partner Kenneth Halliwell in 1967—is explored in A Genius Like Us ...
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16 de dez. de 2013 · Me levanto com dignidade, subo na pia, faço um escândalo, entupo o ralo com fatias de goiabada.”. Ana Cristina Cesar. Um autor de teatro que talvez seja mais lembrado por sua morte completaria 80 anos de vida em 2013. Nascido em Leicester, no interior da Inglaterra, Joe Orton viveu somente 34 anos.
29 de mar. de 2024 · Joe Orton (born Jan. 1, 1933, Leicester, Leicestershire, Eng.—died Aug. 9, 1967, London) was a British playwright noted for his outrageous and macabre farces. Orton was originally an unsuccessful actor. He turned to writing in the late 1950s under the encouragement of his lifelong companion, K.L. Halliwell.
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11 de ago. de 2017 · Joe Orton (1933–1967) is no longer a household, or even industry, name, but one that emerges periodically as an example of a gay martyr or queer revolutionary like a twentieth century Oscar Wilde. Like Wilde, Orton understood the importance of a carefully constructed epigram and an equally constructed public persona, and his ...
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- 2017
8 de ago. de 2017 · Learn about the life and legacy of Joe Orton, who was murdered by his lover in 1967 at the peak of his career. Orton's plays, such as Entertaining Mr Sloane, challenged social norms and hypocrisy with black humour and frank portrayals of homosexuality.
8 de ago. de 2017 · Joe Orton (left) and Kenneth Halliwell on holiday in Tangier, Morocco, pictured flanking the Carry On actor Kenneth Williams. Born in 1933 as John Orton, he grew up with his three siblings on a ...
