Prick up your ears : the biography of Joe Orton / John Lahr
1978, First Edition. London : Allen Lane. SIGNED and inscribed to Jack Clayton &
Haya Harareet. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-bumped and dust-stained dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #451514
ISBN: 0713910445
Jack Clayton was a British film director and producer, born in Brighton in 1921, who was famous for adapting popular books into acclaimed movies. He began his career in the film industry in 1935 and rose to prominence with his 1959 film, Room at the Top, which earned him and Academy Award nomination for Best Director. His notable works include The Innocents (1961), The Pumpkin Eater (1964), The Great Gatsby (1974), and Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983). Physical description; xv, 360 p., [16] p. of plates ; 20 cm. Subjects; Orton, Joe (1933-1967) Biography. Dramatists, English 20th century Biography.
Price: €48.00