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Kenneth Leith Halliwell (23 June 1926 – 9 August 1967) was a British actor, writer and collagist. He was the mentor, boyfriend, and murderer of playwright Joe Orton.
Orton met Kenneth Halliwell at RADA in 1951 and moved into a West Hampstead flat with him and two other students that June. Halliwell was seven years older than Orton; they quickly formed a strong relationship and became lovers.
Aug 9, 2017 · Learn about the strange, sad story of Joe Orton, a famous playwright, and his lover, Kenneth Halliwell, who stole and doctored library books for over two years. Discover how they used obscene and queer collages to challenge authority and provoke readers.
- Natasha Frost
Aug 11, 2017 · Now Orton and his partner Kenneth Halliwell have been dead for 50 years. Their work – the novels they co-wrote, library book covers they reimagined, the collages created by Halliwell, the plays written by Orton and edited with Halliwell – has long been overshadowed by the gory nature of their deaths.
- Kate Dorney
- 2017
Mar 18, 2013 · Arena Documentary on the life of playwright Joe Orton, who was murdered by his lover Kenneth Halliwell on 9th August 1967. Contributors include Orton's siste...
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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...
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