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Joe Orton(1933-1967)

  • Writer
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Joe Orton
Joe Orton was a noted British author, screenwriter, and playwright who is best known for the plays 'Entertaining Mr. Sloane' (1964), 'What the Butler Saw' (1969), and 'Loot' (1967). He was murdered by his lover, Kenneth Halliwell, in their home at 25 Noel Road, Islington, London.
BornJanuary 1, 1933
DiedAugust 9, 1967(34)
BornJanuary 1, 1933
DiedAugust 9, 1967(34)
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Known for

Entertaining Mr Sloane (1970)
Entertaining Mr Sloane
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1970
Beryl Reid (1977)
Beryl Reid
5.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Richard Attenborough, Hywel Bennett, and Roy Holder in Loot (1970)
Loot
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1970
Loot (1997)
Loot
  • Writer
  • 1997

Credits

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Writer

  • Yours Faithfully Edna Welthorpe, Mrs (2017)
    Yours Faithfully Edna Welthorpe, Mrs
    6.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • Rufus Hound in What the Butler Saw. (2017)
    What the Butler Saw.
    Video
    • writer
    • 2017
  • Loot (1997)
    Loot
    • play
    • 1997
  • El botí (1990)
    El botí
    TV Movie
    • play "Loot"
    • 1990
  • El fascinerós
    TV Movie
    • play "The Ruffian on the Stair"
    • 1987
  • Theatre Night (1985)
    Theatre Night
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1987
  • Joe Orton in Vad betjänten såg (1983)
    Vad betjänten såg
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1983
  • Inackorderingen
    TV Movie
    • play "Entertaining Mr. Sloane"
    • 1981
  • Beryl Reid (1977)
    Beryl Reid
    5.3
    TV Series
    • original script by
    • 1977
  • Poen
    TV Movie
    • play "Loot"
    • 1975
  • De goede en de trouwe dienaar
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • For lang og tro tjeneste
    TV Movie
    • based on a play by
    • 1975
  • Die Theaterwerkstatt - Zur Überprüfung empfohlen
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1973
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Boldog órák
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • January 1, 1933
    • Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 9, 1967
    • Islington, London, England, UK(homicide)
  • Relatives
      Leonie Orton Barnett(Sibling)
  • Other works
    "The Ruffian on the Stair" (play).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Portrayed by Gary Oldman in the film Prick Up Your Ears (1987).
  • Quotes
    'Libraries might as well not exist; they've got endless shelves for rubbish and hardly any space for good books. [Interview, 1967]

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