Joe Orton
Joe Orton
John Kingsley "Joe" Ortonwas an English playwright and author. His public career was short but prolific, lasting from 1964 until his death three years later. During this brief period he shocked, outraged, and amused audiences with his scandalous black comedies. The adjective Ortonesque is sometimes used to refer to work characterised by a similarly dark yet farcical cynicism...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth1 January 1933
humble meek
The humble and meek are thirsting for lood
writing thinking people
People think I write fantasy, but I don't. Some things may be exaggerated or distorted, but they're realistic figures. . . . There's nothing incredible about it.
heart giving rage
Cleanse my heart... Give me the ability to rage correctly
giving people despair
I'm too amused by the way people carry on to give in to despair.
people taste goes-on
The kind of people who always go on about whether a thing is in good taste invariably have very bad taste.