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001 2011038946
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008 110916s2011 ncua b 001 0beng
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020 $a9780786464753 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0786464755 (softcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn732960141
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050 00 $aHQ75.8.C74$bK45 2011
082 00 $a306.76/62092$aB$223
100 1 $aKelly, Nigel,$d1963-
245 10 $aQuentin Crisp :$bthe profession of being : a biography /$cNigel Kelly ; foreword by Guy Kettelhack.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland,$cc2011.
300 $axii, 216 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
520 $a"This biography chronicles Crisp's life, including birth in pre-World War I England; his life as a gay youth on the streets of London; early attempts at writing and job-seeking; entry into the world of modeling; and overnight success late in life. With this definitive chronicle, Quentin Crisp and his unique worldview are once again on display"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aChildhood -- The teenage years -- Leaving school -- High Wycombe -- Leaving home -- Becoming Quentin Crisp -- Free lancing -- The early war years -- Becoming a model -- Peace breaks out -- Becoming the stately homo -- A midlife crisis -- Talking about himself -- The naked civil servant -- Traveling the world -- America, here I come! -- Becoming a film star -- Going out with a bang -- The death of the significant Quentin Crisp -- Afterword -- Crisperanto : the philosophy of Quentin Crisp -- Tributes -- Quentin's family tree.
600 10 $aCrisp, Quentin.
650 0 $aGay men$zGreat Britain$vBiography.
650 0 $aGay men$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aAuthors, English$y20th century$vBiography.