Leonie Orton on Joe Orton
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- Опубликовано: 2 янв 2019
- Leonie Orton interviewed by Dr Emma Parker on 30 November 2018 at the University of Leicester, home of the Joe Orton archive.
This film was produced by External Relations, University of Leicester.
Filmed & Edited by Carl Vivian
Produced by Dr Emma Parker
Always good to hear Leonie talk about her brother Joe Orton! And her superb memoir is a fascinating - even essential - read for fans of his plays.
What an interesting person Leonie is. I could listen to her all day.
She's such a winning spirit! I love her presence. Warm, funny, and real.
Always really warmed to Leonie in the interviews I've seen.
LOve you Leonie .. thanks for all of that ..Hope your well ........kevin
Missing Joe. Cut short in his prime. x
Lovely interview.
What the Butler saw is wicked. You site there chuckling and think, I shouldn't be laughing at this...
Cut short by jealousy.
I wish Leonie Orton would realise - and the diaries, published in 1989, showed it clearly - that her brother was a paedophile, and no matter how good his plays were (debatable - I don't like them at all) that being a good playwright is no excuse, no excuse at all - I don't think she gets it at all.
Her brother is a Jimmy Savile - alright, we regret and loathe the fact his head was staved in - but if Jimmy Savile had had his head staved in before he committed more crimes - and Orton was 34 and would have gone on to offend in Tangier again and again and again and again - how can you defend this stuff?