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In 1952 he was convicted with [[Joseph Alexander]] of gross indecency, on the disputed evidence of two sailors,<ref>[[Matt Cook]], ''[[A Gay History of Britain]]'' page 168; Cook gives his surname as "Crofft-Cooke" and the year as 1953.</ref> and sent to prison for six months.
In 1952 he was convicted with [[Joseph Alexander]] of gross indecency, on the disputed evidence of two sailors,<ref>[[Matt Cook]], ''[[A Gay History of Britain]]'' page 168; Cook gives his surname as "Crofft-Cooke" and the year as 1953.</ref> and sent to prison for six months.
He used his experience in Wormwood Scrubs and Brixton to write about the British penal system in ''The Verdict of You All'' (1955).<ref>http://www.croft-cooke.co.uk/essay.html ''The Life and Works of Rupert Croft-Cooke''</ref>
He used his experience in Wormwood Scrubs and [[Brixton]] to write about the British penal system in ''The Verdict of You All'' (1955).<ref>http://www.croft-cooke.co.uk/essay.html ''The Life and Works of Rupert Croft-Cooke''</ref>


==References==
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Revision as of 09:16, 19 June 2012

Rupert Croft-Cooke (1903–1979) was an Englsih author.

In 1952 he was convicted with Joseph Alexander of gross indecency, on the disputed evidence of two sailors,[1] and sent to prison for six months. He used his experience in Wormwood Scrubs and Brixton to write about the British penal system in The Verdict of You All (1955).[2]

References

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  1. Matt Cook, A Gay History of Britain page 168; Cook gives his surname as "Crofft-Cooke" and the year as 1953.
  2. http://www.croft-cooke.co.uk/essay.html The Life and Works of Rupert Croft-Cooke