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02157aam a2200361 a 4500 001 CC91D7566A8A11E689525693DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160825010506 008 110916s2011 ncua b 001 0beng 010 $a 2011038946 020 $a 0786464755 (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786464753 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)732960141 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BWX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HQ75.8.C74 K45 2011 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Kelly, Nigel, $d 1963- 245 10 $a Quentin Crisp : $b the profession of being : a biography / $c Nigel Kelly ; foreword by Guy Kettelhack. 260 $a Jefferson, N.C. : $b McFarland, $c c2011. 300 $a xii, 216 p. : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 520 $a "This biography chronicles Crisp's life, including birth in pre-World War I England; his life as a gay youth on the streets of London; early attempts at writing and job-seeking; entry into the world of modeling; and overnight success late in life. With this definitive chronicle, Quentin Crisp and his unique worldview are once again on display"--Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Childhood -- The teenage years -- Leaving school -- High Wycombe -- Leaving home -- Becoming Quentin Crisp -- Free lancing -- The early war years -- Becoming a model -- Peace breaks out -- Becoming the stately homo -- A midlife crisis -- Talking about himself -- The naked civil servant -- Traveling the world -- America, here I come! -- Becoming a film star -- Going out with a bang -- The death of the significant Quentin Crisp -- Afterword -- Crisperanto : the philosophy of Quentin Crisp -- Tributes -- Quentin's family tree. 600 10 $a Crisp, Quentin. 650 0 $a Gay men $z Great Britain $x Biography. $v Biography. 650 0 $a Gay men $z United States $x Biography. $v Biography. 650 0 $a Authors, English $y 20th century $x Biography. $v Biography. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825040418.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CC91D7566A8A11E689525693DAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search