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image: Quentin Crisp sitting at a table with his right hand touching his chin.
For those who admired him for his Intellect, Humanity and Courage.
 Dedicated to the memory of
Quentin Crisp
"The message that 'love' will solve all of our problems is repeated incessantly in contemporary culture - like a philosophical tom tom. It would be closer to the truth to say that love is a contagious and virulent disease which leaves a victim in a state of near imbecility, paralysis, profound melancholia and sometimes culminates in death."
- Quentin Crisp

Trivia

I have created this section to hold information on Quentin which the viewer may find interesting, but which does not fit into any of the other sections.


Image: Quentin holding a bottle of the whiskey which was named after him. Quentin The Whiskey
Quentin has even had a whiskey named after him!
When he lived in London he would have a glass of Guinness every morning, but when he moved to New York he also moved to drinking Whiskey.
Quentin and Peggy Thorburn
Sometime in the early 1950s Quentin painted a portrait of Peggy Thorburn, daughter in law of the famous bird painter.
If anyone knows anything more about this event please get in touch.
Quentin and Roland Camberton
In the noval 'Scamp' the author Roland Camberton based the character of Douglas Vanner on Quentin Crisp.
Image: Oscar Wilde. Quentin and Oscar Wilde
Quentin was often compared to Oscar Wilde (to his dismay), but did you know he acted in two plays related to Wilde?
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Quentin and 'you know who'
Quentin always referred to God as 'you know who'. He was often asked if he believed in God.
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Image: OElaine Stritch. Quentin and Elaine Stritch
Quentin and Miss Stritch had a friendship which lasted until his death
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Image: Sting. An Englishman in New York
Sting wrote this now famous song about his friend Quentin.
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Quentin and Harold Pinter
It was after a visit to Quentin's room in London in 1955 that Mr Pinter was inspired to write his first play.
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Quentin at The National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery has eight portraits of Quentin
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Quentin and George Melly
Mr Melly first met Quentin while on leave from the Navy in 1954.
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Image: Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator. Quentin and Big Arnie
Quentin had lunch with the now Governor of California.
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Image: Quentin Crisp's waxwork image at Madame Tussauds. Quentin at Madame Tussauds
Shortly before his death Quentin posed for Madame Tussauds.
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Quentin's message of hope
If you’re on a tightrope when you first set off you don’t know how much play there is in the rope.
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Image: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Quentin and Sherlock Holmes Quentin acted on stage in one of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes plays
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Quentin and Calvin Klein
Quentin appeared in the CK1 add campaign.
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Quentin and Impulse
Quentin appeared in an add for body spray.
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