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David Litvinoff, The Procurer, by his friend Lucian Freud.
Among those who reportedly provided young boys for the top people in the UK government were David Litvinoff (David Levy) and his half-Jewish friends the Kray Twins.
Litvinoff "was the Faginesque head of a small group based at the Temperance Billiard Hall, 131-141 King's Road, Chelsea."
Litvinoff's niece Vida described Litvinoff as "the court jester to the rich, smart Chelsea set of the sixties".
Litvinoff, of Russian-Jewish origin, was born in Whitechapel in London.
In Notorious, John Pearson writes that Litvinoff procured boys for top people.
Theatrical agent Mim Scala said "what Litvinoff liked best were little boys, particularly naughty, runaway Borstal boys."[13]
The Pheasantry, once home to Litvinoff.
In 1968, shooting started on the gangster film Performance, written by Litvinoff's friend Donald Cammell and co-directed by Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, and starring James Fox and Mick Jagger.
Litvinoff got the job of "dialogue coach and technical adviser".
Litvinoff introduced the cast and crew to London's underworld.[11]
Marianne Faithfull said "They hired real gangsters ... and a genuine mob boss as adviser. This was David Litvinoff."[11]
Jimmy Savile and the military in Wales.
In 1968, Litvinoff rented a cottage in Llanddewi Brefi in Wales.
Among those who allegedly stayed at the cottage were Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and Yoko Ono.
In 1977, Operation Julie busted a large LSD manufacturing and distribution network operating partly from Llanddewi Brefi.
Davington Priory, c. 1910.
From 1972 until his death in April 1975 'from an overdose of sleeping pills', Litvinoff lived at Davington Priory in Kent.
Davington Priory is currently the home of Bob Geldof[23])
One witness recalls Litvinoff speaking on the telephone to a confused Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones the night before Jones died.[7]
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Anonymous writes:
Dolphin Square was where gangland enforcer Chas lived, in Donald Cammell's gay/gangster/psychedelic/occult thriller 'Performance".
Donald Cammell was Aleister Crowley's "godson'…
Litvinoff.
Litvinoff, of Russian-Jewish origin, was born in Whitechapel in London.
In Notorious, John Pearson writes that Litvinoff procured boys for top people.
Theatrical agent Mim Scala said "what Litvinoff liked best were little boys, particularly naughty, runaway Borstal boys."[13]
The Pheasantry, once home to Litvinoff.
In 1968, shooting started on the gangster film Performance, written by Litvinoff's friend Donald Cammell and co-directed by Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, and starring James Fox and Mick Jagger.
Litvinoff got the job of "dialogue coach and technical adviser".
Litvinoff introduced the cast and crew to London's underworld.[11]
Marianne Faithfull said "They hired real gangsters ... and a genuine mob boss as adviser. This was David Litvinoff."[11]
Jimmy Savile and the military in Wales.
In 1968, Litvinoff rented a cottage in Llanddewi Brefi in Wales.
Among those who allegedly stayed at the cottage were Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and Yoko Ono.
In 1977, Operation Julie busted a large LSD manufacturing and distribution network operating partly from Llanddewi Brefi.
Davington Priory, c. 1910.
From 1972 until his death in April 1975 'from an overdose of sleeping pills', Litvinoff lived at Davington Priory in Kent.
Davington Priory is currently the home of Bob Geldof[23])
One witness recalls Litvinoff speaking on the telephone to a confused Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones the night before Jones died.[7]
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Anonymous writes:
Dolphin Square was where gangland enforcer Chas lived, in Donald Cammell's gay/gangster/psychedelic/occult thriller 'Performance".
Donald Cammell was Aleister Crowley's "godson'…
Through Ronnie Kray, Litvinoff met Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud who were friends and used to gamble at Esmerlada's Barn, the gambling club in which the Krays had a stake.
According to Christopher Gibbs, the man in Freud's painting Man in a Headscarf (originally The Procurer) (1954) was Litvinoff before he was slashed across the face in an attack (sometime before 1968) by an unknown assailant.
The Krays were happy to take the credit for the attack as it bolstered their reputation. Pearson claims that Freud gave the work its original name in reference to Litvinoff's function. The painting sold for £1,156,500 at Christie's in 1999.
David Litvinoff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
According to Christopher Gibbs, the man in Freud's painting Man in a Headscarf (originally The Procurer) (1954) was Litvinoff before he was slashed across the face in an attack (sometime before 1968) by an unknown assailant.
The Krays were happy to take the credit for the attack as it bolstered their reputation. Pearson claims that Freud gave the work its original name in reference to Litvinoff's function. The painting sold for £1,156,500 at Christie's in 1999.
David Litvinoff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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