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Great Britain · Arts / Drama. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1952–1977Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1952

Charles Spencer Chaplin1952

Arts / Drama

The Un-American Activities House Commitee forbids Chaplain entry into the USA

1968

John Mortimer1968

Arts / Drama

Defends publishers John Calder and Marion Boyars in their appeal against their conviction for publishing Hubert Selby, Jr.s Last Exit to Brooklyn

1971

John Mortimer1971

Arts / Drama

Unsuccesfully defends Richard Handyside, English publisher of The Little Red Schoolbook. Counsel at the Oz "conspiracy"

1976

John Mortimer1976

Arts / Drama

Defends Gay News editor Denis Lemon (Whitehouse v. Lemon) for the publication of James Kirkups "The Love that Dares to Speak its Name" against charges of Blasphemous libel

1977

John Mortimer1977

Arts / Drama

Successfully defends Virgin Records in the 1977 obscenity hearing for their use of the word bollocks in the title of the Sex Pistols album Never Mind The Bollocks

Names involved

Charles Spencer ChaplinJohn Mortimer

Provenance

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