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Overview

Date of Birth:

1 January 1933, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK more

Date of Death:

9 August 1967, London, England, UK more

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Mini Biography:

Joe Orton was a noted British author, screenwriter, and playwright who... more

Trivia:

Was incarcerated for six months for defacing books. more

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(6 articles)

Con O'Neil replaces Matt Lucas in play
(From digitalspy. 12 October 2009, 5:46 AM, PDT)
Winslet Blasts 'Middle Class' Tag
(From WENN. 29 April 2009, 9:05 AM, PDT)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	El botí (1990) (TV)	(play "Loot")	1990	-	-

2.	El fascinerós (1987) (TV)	(play "The Ruffian on the Stair")	1987	-	-

3.	What the Butler Saw (1987) (TV)	(writer)	1987	-	6.2 (13)

4.	Inackorderingen (1981) (TV)	(play "Entertaining Mr. Sloane")	1981	-	-

5.	De goede en de trouwe dienaar (1975) (TV)	(writer)	1975	-	-

6.	"ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1969)	(1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	4.5 (6)
	AKAs: ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: Ruffian on the Stairs (1973) (writer)
7.	Dobri verni sluga (1972) (TV)	(writer)	1972	-	-

8.	Der Rowdy auf der Treppe (1970) (TV)	(play "The Ruffian on the Stair")	1970	-	-

9.	Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970)	(play)	1970	-	6.8 (160)

10.	Loot (1970)	(play)	1970	-	5.7 (122)

11.	"ITV Playhouse" (1967)	(2 episodes, 1968)	1968	-	6.3 (13)
	2 TV episodes: Funeral Games (1968) (writer) Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1968) (adaptation) (play)
12.	"Seven Deadly Sins" (1966)	(2 episodes, 1966-1967)	1967	-	-
	AKAs: Seven Deadly Virtues (UK: second season title) 2 TV episodes: The Good & Faithful Servant (1967) (writer) The Erpingham Camp (1966) (writer)

Additional Details

Other Works:

'The Ruffian on the Stair' (play, 1966) more

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 1 Portrayal | 3 Print Biographies | 1 Article more

Genres:

Drama | Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play | Independent Film more

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