Books By Joe Orton, Kenneth Halliwell, Francesca Coppa - Author

Joe Orton was born on a housing estate in Leicester in 1933. He joined RADA in 1951, where he met his mentor and lover Kenneth Halliwell. Living on the dole (and briefly in prison, for defacing library books) the two collaborated on novels, though Orton's solo writing brought him more fame. He was murdered by Halliwell in 1967.