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
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