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
James Peck (civil servant) of the Second World War. When the war came, he was appointed chief divisional food controller for Scotland and held the post until his retirement in 1946. Peck was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1920 New Year War Honours and was knighted by King George VI in 1938. In 1911, he married the novelist Winifred Knox, who died in November 1962. James Peck (civil servant) Sir James Wallace Peck CB FRSE (3 May 1875 – 3 February 1964) was a British civil servant and local government officer. Peck was born in Glasgow, the son