Biography
Quentin Crisp was an English writer, raconteur and actor. Born Denis Pratt on 25 December 1908 in Sutton, Surrey, he published the autobiography The Naked Civil Servant in 1968. A 1975 television adaptation starred John Hurt as Crisp.
Crisp moved to New York in 1977. His film roles include Polonius in Hamlet (1976), Dr Zahlus in The Bride (1985) and Queen Elizabeth I in Sally Potter's Orlando (1992). He also appeared in Philadelphia (1993) and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995). Crisp died on 21 November 1999 in Manchester.
