Quick Facts

• NAME: Joe Orton
• OCCUPATION: Playwright
• BIRTH DATE: January 01, 1933
• DEATH DATE: August 09, 1967
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Leicester, England
• PLACE OF DEATH: London, England
• Originally: John Kingsley Orton

Best Known For

British dramatist Joe Orton first fond success as a playwright in 1964, when his radio play The Ruffian on the Stair was broadcast by the BBC.