The Naked Civil Servant (film) The Naked Civil Servant (film) The Naked Civil Servant is a 1975 biographical film based on Quentin Crisp's 1968 book of the same name, starring John Hurt and directed by Jack Gold, adapted by Philip Mackie, and produced by Verity Lambert. Originally broadcast on 17 December, the 77-minute television film was produced by Thames Television for the British channel ITV. Crisp is depicted from youth to middle age. For his performance, Hurt won the BAFTA for Best Actor in 1976 and the production also won the 1976 Prix Italia. In 1976, it was shown on US channel WOR-TV and later
Gay icon Russia especially in the gay community where she is considered as a true icon. Glenn Close was established as a gay icon after portraying Margarethe Cammermeyer in "" (1995). She gained more recognition through her campy portrayal of the glamorous Cruella de Vil in "101 Dalmatians" (1996) and as the fading diva Norma Desmond in the Broadway musical "Sunset Boulevard". Garth Brooks, whose sister is openly lesbian, was one of the first non-LGBT male artists to openly back gay rights, and later same-sex marriage. The Spice Girls became gay icons during the 1990s, on account of their dance-pop sound, flamboyant