The Naked Civil Servant (book) The Naked Civil Servant (book) The Naked Civil Servant is the 1968 autobiography of British gay icon Quentin Crisp, adapted into a 1975 film of the same name starring John Hurt. The book began as a 1964 radio interview with Crisp conducted by his friend and fellow eccentric Philip O'Connor. A managing director at Jonathan Cape heard the interview and commissioned the publication. Having sold only 3,500 copies when first released, the book became a success when it was republished following the television movie broadcast. The book contains many anecdotes about Crisp's life from childhood to middle age, including troubles
Lionel Davidson (civil servant) Lionel Davidson (civil servant) Sir Lionel Davidson, (19 January 1868 – 17 September 1944) was an Indian civil servant who served as a member of the Executive Council of the Governor of Madras. Lionel Davidson was born on 19 January 1868, the son of William Davidson. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and joined the Indian Civil Service in 1888., Davidson remained in England in order to obtain his Honours' degree at Oxford, and arrived in India only in 1889. He was appointed an Assistant Collector and Magistrate in July 1890, and as Assistant Secretary at the Chief Secretariat