Yesterday, had he not died in 1967, would've been the 79th birthday of my favorite, English, comic playwright, Joe Orton (provided he didn't pass away for some other reason in the intermediate years). Saffron Lane council estate being built in 1927 John Kingsley "Joe" Orton was born 1 January in Leicester to William A Orton and Elsie … Continue reading Happy (belated) birthday, Joe Orton