What is Quentin Crisp?
[[Image:QuentinCrisp-RossBennettLewisPHOTO.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Quentin Crisp in New York City. (1992)]] '''Quentin Crisp''' (born '''Denis Charles Pratt''', 25 December 1908 – 21 November 1999) was an [[English people|English]] writer and actor. Denis Charles Pratt was born in [[Sutton, London|Sutton]], [[Surrey]]. He was an [[coming out|openly]] [[gay]] man who was very [[camp (style)|camp]]. He changed his name to Quentin Crisp after leaving home to move to [[London]] when he was 21. He was a male [[prostitute]] for about six months. In 1942, he started doing life modelling for art students.<ref name=Salon>[http://www.salon.com/1999/12/03/crisp/ Salon]</ref> He wrote about his life, including [[The Naked Civil Servant]]. In 1981 he moved to [[Manhattan]].<ref name=Salon/> Crisp died of a [[heart attack]] in [[Manchester]], where he was due to give a speech.<ref name=Salon/> ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{imdb|187998}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Crisp, Quentin}} [[Category:1908 births]] [[Category:1999 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Surrey]] [[Category:British sex industry people]] [[Category:English autobiographers]] [[Category:English LGBT writers]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:Gay men]] [[Category:LGBT actors]] [[Category:LGBT sex industry people]] [[Category:Prostitutes]] [[Category:Socialites]] [[Category:Writers from Surrey]] {{actor-stub}}