The Naked Civil Servant (book) he faced by refusing to hide his homosexuality and flamboyant lifestyle during a time when such behaviour was criminalized in the United Kingdom. Crisp also recalls his various jobs including book designer, nude model, and prostitute. The title derives from Crisp's quip about being an art model: employed by schools, models are ultimately paid by the Department for Education. They are essentially civil employees who are naked during office hours. 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
Ruth Thompson (civil servant) 2004 she married the judge Sir David Michael Bean, whom she met while on a walking trip. They had no children, although she was step-mother to her husband's two sons. She died from cancer on 9 July 2016." Ruth Thompson (civil servant) Ruth Thompson (4 July 1953 – 9 July 2016) was a British civil servant who was director of finance (2000–03) and then of Higher Education (2003–06) at the Department of Education and Skills. Ruth Thompson was born on 4 July 1953, the daughter of the academic historian Arthur Frederick "Pat" Thompson (1920–2009) and his wife Mary, "née" Barritt,