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MGH & Studs Terkel: Episode 4: Quentin Crisp
Season 8 · Episode 4

MGH & Studs Terkel: Episode 4: Quentin Crisp

From a young age, Quentin Crisp was determined to be himself—makeup, painted nails, dramatically dyed hair, and all—even if it consigned him to a life of poverty and isolation. Hear the author, raconteur, and provocateur in a 1970 conversation with Studs Terkel before he found late-in-life fame.

Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive · Eric Marcus

November 12, 202025m 32s

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From a young age, Quentin Crisp was determined to be himself—makeup, painted nails, dramatically dyed hair, and all—even if it consigned him to a life of poverty and isolation. Hear the author, raconteur, and provocateur in a 1970 conversation with Studs Terkel before he found late-in-life fame.

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