About
Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt; (1908-12-25)25 December 1908 – (1999-11-21)21 November 1999) was an English raconteur, whose work in the public eye included a memoir of their life and various media appearances. Before becoming well known, they were an artist's model, hence the title of their most famous work, The Naked Civil Servant. They afterwards became a gay icon due to their flamboyant personality, fashion sense, and wit. Their iconic status was occasionally controversial due to their remarks about subjects like the AIDS crisis, inviting censure from gay activists including human-rights campaigner Peter Tatchell.