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'''Christopher Isherwood''' ([[1904]]-[[1986]]) was an Anglo-American writer known for his novels and plays. He is also remembered as a long-time collaborator with poet W.H. Auden. | '''Christopher Isherwood''' ([[1904]]-[[1986]]) was an Anglo-American writer known for his novels and plays. He is also remembered as a long-time collaborator with poet W.H. Auden. | ||
[[Jack Harkness]] claims to have once known Isherwood, to the point where the two went "cruising" together in [[Berlin]] in the 1960s. His memory of Isherwood was sparked by [[Martha Jones]] quoting the title of one of Isherwood's best-known works, the play ''[[ | [[Jack Harkness]] claims to have once known Isherwood, to the point where the two went "cruising" together in [[Berlin]] in the 1960s. His memory of Isherwood was sparked by [[Martha Jones]] quoting the title of one of Isherwood's best-known works, the play ''[[wikipedia:I Am a Camera|I Am a Camera]]''. ([[TW]]: ''[[Reset (Torchwood story)|Reset]]'') | ||
==Behind the Scenes== | |||
* [[Matt Smith]] has been cast as Christopher Isherwood in a stage drama entitled ''Christopher and His Kind'' (based on Isherwood's 1976 autobiography of the same name).<ref>[http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/04/28/doctor-who-star-matt-smith-to-play-gay-writer/ Pink News - Doctor Who star Matt Smith to play gay writer], accessed 28th April 2010</ref> | |||
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[[Category:LGBT individuals|Isherwood]] | [[Category:LGBT individuals|Isherwood]] | ||
