"PBS when Thames Television and WOR-TV exchanged programming for one week. In 2000, the film was placed fourth in a poll by industry professionals to find the BFI TV 100 of the 20th century, and was the highest ITV production on the list. The film was released on DVD in 2005. In 2009, Hurt reprised the role of Quentin Crisp in ""An Englishman in New York"", which covered the latter years of Crisp's life spent in Manhattan. The Naked Civil Servant (film) The Naked Civil Servant is a 1975 biographical film based on Quentin Crisp's 1968 book of the same"
"States in 1981. In the intervening years he never attempted any housework, writing famously in his memoir ""The Naked Civil Servant"": ""After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse."" Crisp left his job as an engineer's tracer in 1942 to become a model in life classes in London and the Home Counties. He continued posing for artists for the next 30 years. Crisp had published three short books by the time he came to write ""The Naked Civil Servant"" at the urging of his agent, Donald Carroll. Crisp wanted to call it ""I Reign in Hell"", a"
"of the action described in Quentin Crisp's 1968 autobiography, ""The Naked Civil Servant"", takes place in a London bedsit. Bedsits are often associated with poor people, and are mentioned in this way in ""Late Lament"" by The Moody Blues: ""bedsitter people look back and lament/another day's useless energy spent"". Justin Hayward, the song's composer and singer, wrote this in his own bed-sit at the age of 19. The song ""Solitary Confinement"" from The Members album ""At the Chelsea Nightclub"", paints a grim picture of life in a bedsit room, portraying the life of a loner who has moved to the"
"reference to ""Paradise Lost"" (""Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven""), but Carroll insisted on ""The Naked Civil Servant"", an insistence that later gave him pause when he offered the manuscript to Tom Maschler of Jonathan Cape on the same day that Desmond Morris delivered ""The Naked Ape"". The book was published in 1968 to generally good reviews. Subsequently, Crisp was approached by the documentary-maker Denis Mitchell to be the subject of a short film in which he was expected to talk about his life, voice his opinions and sit around in his flat filing his nails. In"
"The Naked Communist The Naked Communist is a 1958 book by American and political theorist W. Cleon Skousen, a former FBI special agent. The book has been reprinted several times, most recently in a 2014 printing through Izzard Ink Publishing, and it has sold more than 1 million copies. The book states that the Marxist–Leninist Soviet Union is attempting to a geopolitical strategy to overcome and control all of the world's governments that are not members of the Communist bloc. Max Blumenthal heavily criticized the book in his 2009 book ""Republican Gomorrah"", where he dismissed it as a ""right-peddling conspiracy"
"The Naked Truth (novel) The Naked Truth, by the actor Leslie Nielsen and writer David Fisher, is a fictional autobiography allegedly telling the inside story of Nielsen's life and acting career. The book is written in the style of Nielsen's ""The Naked Gun"" series of films, with absurd statements describing him as one of the most important actors in the history of Hollywood. Released in 1993 by Pocket Books (a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.), the book was a tie-in for the then forthcoming third installment of the ""Naked Gun"" series, """". The copyright page notes that ""This book"
"1975 the television version of ""The Naked Civil Servant"" was broadcast on British and US television and made both actor John Hurt and Crisp himself into stars. This success launched Crisp in a new direction: that of performer and tutor. He devised a one-man show and began touring the country with it. The first half of the show was an entertaining monologue loosely based on his memoirs, the second half was a question-and-answer session with Crisp picking the audience's written questions at random and answering them in an amusing manner. When his autobiography was reprinted in 1975 after the success"
"The Confessions of Aleister Crowley The Confessions of Aleister Crowley : An Autohagiography, is a partial autobiography by the poet and occultist Aleister Crowley. It covers the early years of his life up until the mid-late 1920s but does not include the latter part of Crowley's life and career between then and his death in 1947. <nowiki>Mandrake Press published the first two sections as separate volumes under the title ""The Spirit of Solitude"" in 1929.</nowiki> Crowley had originally intended that the work would be published in six volumes, but only two of these had been published before the Great Depression"
"men in his university days and later. The Confessions of Aleister Crowley The Confessions of Aleister Crowley : An Autohagiography, is a partial autobiography by the poet and occultist Aleister Crowley. It covers the early years of his life up until the mid-late 1920s but does not include the latter part of Crowley's life and career between then and his death in 1947. <nowiki>Mandrake Press published the first two sections as separate volumes under the title ""The Spirit of Solitude"" in 1929.</nowiki> Crowley had originally intended that the work would be published in six volumes, but only two of these"
"View"" (1960), ""Living in Croesor"" (1962) and ""Vagrancy"" (1963). He was a heavy drinker and (at the very least) massively eccentric, living a mainly parasitic life. In his own words, he ""bathed in life and dried myself on the typewriter"". In 1963, O'Connor interviewed an acquaintance, Quentin Crisp, for the BBC Third Programme. A publisher who happened to hear the broadcast was impressed by Crisp's performance, and as an indirect result of O'Connor's interview, Crisp ended up writing ""The Naked Civil Servant"". He met the American heiress Panna Grady in 1967 and settled with her in France; they never married."
"the public domain and can be viewed at the Internet Archive and the library of the Boston Athenaeum. Narrative of the Life of James Allen The Narrative of the Life of James Allen, alias Jonas Pierce, alias James H. York, alias Burley Grove, the Highwayman, Being His Death-bed Confession to the Warden of the Massachusetts State Prison is an autobiographical work by James Allen, published in Boston by Harrington and Co. in 1837. While many copies of the book are extant, the book is most often associated with the copy in the collection of the Boston Athenaeum. This copy was"
"Naked Came I Naked Came I is a bestselling 1963 novel by David Weiss based on the life of sculptor Auguste Rodin. ""Naked Came I"" portrays Rodin as driven to be an artist because his temperament would allow him to be nothing else. It shows him as a friend with other Parisian artists such as Edgar Degas, Auguste Renoir, Édouard Manet, and those of the Second French Empire associated with the Salon des Refusés: they were generally outside the Paris art establishment, and had been refused admission to the École des Beaux Arts. The title is derived, according to the"
"of biographies of Mozart, but I have never been so caught up in the essential tragedy of his life, nor so moved by the frustrating and heartbreaking circumstances of his day to day struggles.’ – Sheldon Harnick David Weiss (novelist) David Weiss (1909–2002) was an American novelist and writer best known for his bestselling 1963 biographical novel ""Naked Came I"" about the life of sculptor Auguste Rodin. Weiss’s novels have been published in America and Europe, and translated into 27 languages. Born in 1909, from an early age Weiss showed an interest in the lives of artists and composers. His"
"on the city's beachfront. Novels Contains important books and articles about Mailer and his works, many of which are cited in this article. See Works above for a list of Mailer's first editions and Mailer's individual works for reviews. Norman Mailer Norman Kingsley Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007) was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film-maker, actor, and liberal political activist. His novel ""The Naked and the Dead"" was published in 1948 and brought him renown. His 1968 nonfiction novel ""Armies of the Night"" won the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction as well as the National Book Award."
"Desmond Morris Desmond John Morris (born 24 January 1928) is an English zoologist, ethologist and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology. He is known for his 1967 book ""The Naked Ape"", and for his television programmes such as ""Zoo Time"". Morris was born in Purton, Wiltshire, to Marjorie (née Hunt) and children's fiction author Harry Morris. In 1933, the Morrises moved to Swindon where Desmond developed an interest in natural history and writing. He was educated at Dauntsey's School, a boarding school in Wiltshire. In 1946, he joined the British Army for two years of"
"Losing My Virginity Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography is the autobiography of the British businessman Richard Branson. Published in 1998, it was later followed by other biographical books by Branson, including ""Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur"" (2008) and ""The Virgin Way: How to Listen, Learn, Laugh and Lead"" (2014). A paperback version () was released in 2002. An updated edition was released in 2005 in hardback and paperback expressing Branson's views on 9/11 and how it has affected his business, especially his airline Virgin Atlantic. ""Losing My Virginity"" was positively reviewed by Tom Fawcett writing for CNN"
"The Naked and the Dead The Naked and the Dead is a 1948 novel by Norman Mailer. It was partly based on his experiences with the 112th Cavalry Regiment during the Philippines Campaign in World War II. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1958. In 1998 the Modern Library ranked ""The Naked and the Dead"" 51st on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. The novel is divided into four Parts: Wave, Argil and Mold, Plant and Phantom, and Wake. Within these parts are Chorus sections, consisting of play-like dialogue"
"Naked (book) Naked, published in 1997, is a collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris. The book details Sedaris’ life, from his unusual upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, to his booze-and-drug-ridden college years, to his Kerouacian wandering as a young adult. The book became a best-seller and was acclaimed for its wit, dark humor and irreverent tackling of tragic events, including the death of Sedaris’ mother. Prior to publication, several of the essays were read by the author on the Public Radio International program ""This American Life"". ""Naked"" won the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Non-Fiction"
"Ukawsaw Gronniosaw Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (1705 – September 1775), also known as James Albert, was a freed slave and autobiographer. His autobiography is considered the first published by an African in Britain. Gronniosaw's autobiography was produced in Kidderminster in 1772. It is entitled ""A Narrative of the Most remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, As related by himself."" The title page explains that it was ""committed to paper by the elegant pen of a young LADY of the town of LEOMINSTER"". It was the first Slave narrative in the English language. Published in Bath,"
"""learned nothing and forgotten nothing"". Known and Unknown: A Memoir Known and Unknown: A Memoir is an autobiographical book by Donald Rumsfeld, an American politician and businessman who served as Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 and again from 2001 to 2006 (among many other positions). He published it through Penguin Group USA in February 2011. It covers a variety of his experiences such as working as a Republican in the U.S. House in the late-1960s, serving in the Ford Administration during the Watergate and Vietnam crises, and serving during the George W. Bush Administration through the Abu Ghraib"
"Narrative of the Life of James Allen The Narrative of the Life of James Allen, alias Jonas Pierce, alias James H. York, alias Burley Grove, the Highwayman, Being His Death-bed Confession to the Warden of the Massachusetts State Prison is an autobiographical work by James Allen, published in Boston by Harrington and Co. in 1837. While many copies of the book are extant, the book is most often associated with the copy in the collection of the Boston Athenaeum. This copy was bound in the author's own skin, tradition holding that Allen requested that a copy of his confession be"
"Fawn M. Brodie Fawn McKay Brodie (September 15, 1915 – January 10, 1981) was a biographer and one of the first female professors of history at UCLA, who is best known for ""Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History"" (1974), a work of psychobiography, and ""No Man Knows My History"" (1945), an early and still influential biography of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Raised in Utah in a respected, if impoverished, Latter-day Saint (LDS Church) family, Fawn McKay drifted away from Mormonism during her years of graduate work at the University of Chicago. She married Bernard Brodie,"
"Service Book (Yitzhak Rabin) Service Book (or Memoiren; Hebrew: פנקס שירות) is an autobiography and a memoir of Yitzhak Rabin published in 1979, which Rabin co-authored with journalist Dov Goldstein. The book made a number of scandals at the time, due to the blunt language it used to describe different figures from the political leadership of Israel at the time, and especially due to a description of Shimon Peres, Rabin's political rival, as ""an indefatigable subversive"" (or ""tireless schemer,"" Hebrew: ""החתרן הבלתי נלאה""), a nickname that stuck to the latter. The book was published in two volumes. In the book"
"London. Carroll moved to London in 1964 and after a brief spell as a literary agent, during which he met Quentin Crisp and worked closely with him in producing ""The Naked Civil Servant"", he set up his own publishing house in 1966. The firm's first two books, ""The Liverpool Scene"", which introduced the ""Liverpool poets"", and ""The Wife of Martin Guerre"", made an immediate impact. By the end of the company's first year, its list of authors included Robert Bly, Brigid Brophy, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, James Dickey, Adrian Henri, Michael Levey, Edward Lucie-Smith, Roger McGough, Charles Osborne,"
"Solomon Bayley Solomon Bayley (1771 1839) was an African American man who is best known for his 1825 autobiography entitled ""A Narrative of Some Remarkable Incidents in the Life of Solomon Bayley, Formerly a Slave in the State of Delaware, North America"". Published in London, it is among the early slave narratives written by slaves who gained freedom before the American Civil War and emancipation. Bayley was born into slavery in Delaware. After escaping and being recaptured, he later bought his freedom, and that of his wife and children. He worked as a farmer and at a sawmill. In their"
"The Naked Sun The Naked Sun is a science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, the second in his ""Robot"" series. Like its predecessor, ""The Caves of Steel"", this is a whodunit story. The book was first published in 1957 after being serialized in ""Astounding Science Fiction"" between October and December 1956. The story arises from the murder of Rikaine Delmarre, a prominent ""fetologist"" (fetal scientist), responsible for the operation of the planetary birthing center of Solaria, a planet politically hostile to Earth, whose death Elijah Baley is called to investigate, at the request of the Solarian government. He"
"Russell Braddon Russell Reading Braddon (25 January 1921 – 20 March 1995) was an Australian writer of novels, biographies and TV scripts. His chronicle of his four years as a prisoner of war, ""The Naked Island"", sold more than a million copies. Braddon was born in Sydney, the son of a barrister. He served in the Malayan campaign during World War II. He was held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese in Pudu and Changi prisons and on the Thailand-Burma Railway between 1942 and 1945. During this time he met Ronald Searle, whose Changi sketches illustrate ""The Naked"
"The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge is an autobiography written by former United States President Calvin Coolidge. It was published in 1929, shortly after Coolidge left office. Coolidge's autobiography consisted of about 45,000 words, unusually short in comparison to the era's typical ""long-winded"" biographies and autobiographies. It was praised by Ray Long (editor of ""Cosmopolitan"" magazine) for describing the complete story of Coolidge's life and ""the complete story of our country during the dramatic years of this generation."" Coolidge was one of the first U.S. Presidents to write and publish an autobiography. Coolidge's autobiography covers all"
"A Personal Record A Personal Record is an autobiographical work (or ""fragment of biography"") by Joseph Conrad, published in 1912. It has also been published under the titles ""A Personal Record: Some Reminiscences"" and ""Some Reminiscences"". Notoriously unreliable and digressive in structure, it is nonetheless the principal contemporary source for information about the author's life. It tells about his schooling in Russian Poland, his sailing in Marseille, the influence of his Uncle Tadeusz, and the writing of ""Almayer's Folly"". It provides a glimpse of how Conrad wished to be seen by his British public, as well as being an atmospheric"
"Up from Slavery Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington (1856-1915). The book describes his personal experience of having to work to rise up from the position of a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton Institute, to his work establishing vocational schools—most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama—to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pull themselves, as a race, up by the bootstraps. He reflects on the generosity of both teachers"
"slavery in the United States. Up from Slavery Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington (1856-1915). The book describes his personal experience of having to work to rise up from the position of a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton Institute, to his work establishing vocational schools—most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama—to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pull themselves, as a race, up by the bootstraps. He reflects on"
"the ""Negro National Anthem."" During his time in the diplomatic service, Johnson completed what became his most well-known book, ""The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man,"" which he published anonymously in 1912. He chose anonymity to avoid any controversy that might endanger his diplomatic career. It was not until 1927 that Johnson acknowledged writing the novel, stressing that it was not a work of autobiography but mostly fictional. In this period, he also published his first poetry collection, ""Fifty Years and Other Poems"" (1917). It showed his increasing politicization and adoption of the black vernacular influences that characterize his later work."
"I got going in the narrative I would find myself stopped cold by a set of made-up, predictable characters taken not from life, but from the same novels all of us had read, and informed by a naïveté which was at its worst when Mailer went into his Time-Machine and wrote those passages which resemble nothing so much as smudged carbons of a Dos Passos work. The Naked and the Dead The Naked and the Dead is a 1948 novel by Norman Mailer. It was partly based on his experiences with the 112th Cavalry Regiment during the Philippines Campaign in"