LC control no. | n 86026466 |
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LC classification | PR6053.A4874 |
Personal name heading | Campbell, Ken, 1941-2008 |
Variant(s) | Pilk, Henry, 1941-2008 Campbell, Ken, fl. 1972- Campbell, Kenneth Victor, 1941-2008 |
Special note | Do not confuse with the American-based television producer: Campbell, Ken (n 78054149) |
Found in | LC database, 10-20-87 (hdg.: Campbell, Ken, fl. 1972- ) Contemp. au., v. 77-80 (Campbell, Ken, 1941- ; pseud.: Henry Pilk; b. 12/10/41 in Ilford, England; dipl., Royal Acad. of Dramatic Art, 1961; home and office, London, England; wrote plays You see the thing is this, Pilk's madhouse, Jack Sheppard, etc.) The bald trilogy, 1995: t.p. (Ken Campbell) p. 4 of cover ("British theatre's antic visionary") 2nd prelim. p. (founded Science Fiction Theatre of Liverpool in 1970, where he directed The Warp, and Illuminatus!; founded Ken Campbell's Roadshow; author of children's plays Old King Cole, Skungpoomery, School for clowns, Clowns on a school outing, Peef, and Frank 'n Stein; author of bks. for 2 musicals, Bendigo and Walking like Geoffrey, and film scripts (e.g. Unfair exchanges and The madness museum); performed on TV; performed 3 semi-autobiographical shows (The recollections of a furtive nudist, Pigspurt, and Jamais vu) at Royal Nat. Theatre as The bald trilogy in 1993) Times online WWW site, Sept. 2, 2008 (Ken Campbell; b. Kenneth Victor Campbell, Dec. 10, 1941, Ilford, Essex; d. Aug. 31, 2008, Epping Forest; actor, writer, director, and one-man whirlwind celebrated for his comic and surreal performances) |