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Playwright
 
Playwright
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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Writer of outrageous black farces - he delighted in shocking people.  Noted for 'Entertaining Mr. Sloane' (1964) , and 'What the Butler Saw'.  Movie 'Prick Up Your Ears' is based on the life of Joe Orton.
  
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==See Also==
  
==Description==
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* [[Notable LGBTQ Playwrights]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
  
Outrageous black farces, he delighted in shocking people. Noted for 'Entertaining Mr. Sloane' (1964) , and 'What the Butler Saw'. Movie 'Prick Up Your Ears' is based on the life of Joe Orton.
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* http://www.joeorton.org/
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* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWmVsEEHIPc
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* http://www.theguardian.com/stage/orton

Latest revision as of 15:08, 9 May 2017

Joe Orton

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1933 - 1967

Occupation

Playwright

Description

Writer of outrageous black farces - he delighted in shocking people. Noted for 'Entertaining Mr. Sloane' (1964) , and 'What the Butler Saw'. Movie 'Prick Up Your Ears' is based on the life of Joe Orton.

See Also

Further Reading/Research