Prion’s internationally bestselling Sex Lives series presents lighthearted accounts of the sexual escapades of major figures in history, politics, religion, the arts, and film. Irreverent and gossipy, the books are packed with carnal tidbits and eye-opening revelations. Over the years, some gay men, such as Oscar Wilde, have suffered for their sexuality. Others, like Quentin Crisp, have made a career out of it. Noel Coward was overtly camp, and J. Edgar Hoover hid his sexuality while persecuting other homosexuals. Sex Lives of the Famous Gays contains a richly diverse collection of gay lives—from the noble and heroic to the outrageous and compellingly weird. Its cast includes poets, playwrights, novelists, soldiers, dancers, film directors, actors, and entertainers.
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Nigel Cawthome has been a writer and editor for 25 years and has written, contributed to and edited more than 60 books on a wide range of subjects. He has contributed to The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror and The New York Tribune amongst others, and has appeared on ITN News, Channel 4 News, Sky News, TV-am, Radio 4's Today programme, to name but a few. He lives in London.
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According to the Oxford English Dictionary the word "homosexual" did not come into the English language until 1892. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Los Angeles, Tite Street, Oscar Wilde, Marquis of Queensberry, George Lewis, Palm Springs, West End, Alfred Taylor, Frank Harris, John Gray, Las Vegas, Robbie Ross, San Francisco, Sir William, Alfred Wood, Quentin Crisp, Second World War, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Ballet Russes, Clyde Tolson, Daily Mirror, Edgar Hoover, Hollywood Confidential, Lady Jane New!
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According to the Oxford English Dictionary the word "homosexual" did not come into the English language until 1892. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Los Angeles, Tite Street, Oscar Wilde, Marquis of Queensberry, George Lewis, Palm Springs, West End, Alfred Taylor, Frank Harris, John Gray, Las Vegas, Robbie Ross, San Francisco, Sir William, Alfred Wood, Quentin Crisp, Second World War, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Ballet Russes, Clyde Tolson, Daily Mirror, Edgar Hoover, Hollywood Confidential, Lady Jane New!
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- The Naked Civil Servant (Penguin Classics) by Quentin Crisp on page 207, page 211, and Back Matter
- Entertaining Mr Sloane (Modern Classics) by Joe Orton on page 198, page 201, and page 205
- Miracle of the Rose by Jean Genet on page 144, page 147, and page 148
- Kings and Queens (Collins Gem) by Neil Grant in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- What the Butler Saw (Modern Classics) by Joe Orton on page 198, and page 205
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