Quentin Crisp: Final Encore

Fascinating film of Quentin Crisp just four months before his death in 1999.

The obituary of Donald Carroll, agent of Quentin Crisp, who died earlier this year

Donald Carroll, Quentin Crisp's agent, passed away earlier this year at the age of 70 - here is his obituary from The Guardian.

An Englishman in New York

Quentin at 90!

Quentin quote, unquote

"The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we have of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us."

Quentin as Queen!

For the first time in ages I watched tonight Orlando, the film in which Quentin Crisp portrays Queen Elizabeth I in her dying days.

Quentin records making this film in his New York diaries Resident Alien Resident Alien and was one of the occasions he returned to England after he emigrated to the United States in 1981.

Here is a short extract from the 1997 film, written and directed by Sally Potter, and starring Tilda Swinton as Orlando and also featuring singer Jimmy Somerville.

Quentin quote, unquote

"If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style."

Meeting Mr Crisp

A short clip of Tim Fountain meeting Quentin Crisp at his room in New York.