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Quentin Crisp

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Quentin Crisp was born on Christmas Day 1908 in Sutton, a suburb of London. After leaving school he became an illustrator and a designer of book covers before spending the next 35 years of his life as an artists' model. In 1981 he moved to New York City and became a resident alien, living in a one bedroom flat in Chelsea which he famously never cleaned ("After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse"), and describing himself as a "resident waif". He died in 1999, just one month short of his 91st birthday.

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The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp

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In this autobiography, Quentin Crisp describes his unhappy childhood and the stresses of adolescence that led him to London. There in bedsits and cafes he found a world of brutality and comedy, of shortlived jobs and precarious relationships. All of which he faced with humour and intelligence.

How to Become a Virgina by Quentin Crisp

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Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp Explains it All by Tim Fountain, Quentin Crisp

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A new edition of this 'Tour-de force' (Time Out) based on the life of Quentin Crisp - revived for the Edinburgh Festival with drag artist Bette Bourne giving his 'masterclass in mirth' (Variety) A sell-out sensation when first presented in London and New York, Resident Alien is revived for the Edinburgh Festival...