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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.
Aug 9, 2017 · Police came to the door of Joe Orton, the man who would one day be one of the most famous playwrights in the United Kingdom, and his partner Kenneth Halliwell’s one-bedroom apartment at 9 a.m...
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.
A basic biography of Orton that covers his life and works. Includes bibliography, index. Shepherd, Simon. Because We’re Queers: The Life and Crimes of Kenneth Halliwell and Joe Orton. Boston...
Aug 8, 2017 · Fifty years ago the playwright Joe Orton was bludgeoned to death by his boyfriend at the peak of his career. What is Orton's legacy, and what would he have made of the strides towards...
Aug 2, 2017 · Monday 27 February 1967: In South Kensington, admired the architectural splendours of the Science Museum and the V&A. Joe Orton’s diary entry is followed by the approving verdict of his agent, Peggy Ramsay, on Up Against It, his unproduced screenplay for The Beatles.
Aug 8, 2017 · Fifty years ago the playwright Joe Orton was bludgeoned to death by his boyfriend at the peak of his career. What is Orton's legacy, and what would he have made of the strides towards...
Orton, Joe (John Kingsley) (1933–67) English playwright who specialized in black satirical comedies. Entertaining Mr Sloane and Loot were staged in London in 1964 and 1965 respectively. What the Butler Saw was produced posthumously (1969) after Orton's murder by his lover, Kenneth Halliwell.
Aug 11, 2017 · Lahr’s account of Orton’s life and work was the product of an intensive round of interviews with friends, families and acquaintances of Orton and Halliwell, and scrutiny of all the work – including the novels and plays co-written with Halliwell – before fame and commercial success.
Aug 1, 2017 · On August 9 1967, Joe Orton was struck nine times with a hammer by his lover, Kenneth Halliwell, in their Islington flat. Halliwell, a manic depressive, then committed suicide by swallowing...
