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Orton

[ awrt-n ]
/ ˈɔrt n /

noun

Joe John Kingsley Orton, 1933–67, English playwright.

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Orton
/ (ˈɔːtən) /

noun

Joe (Kingsley). 1933–67, British dramatist, noted for his black comedies: these include Entertaining Mr Sloane (1964), Loot (1966), and What the Butler Saw (1969)
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