Deborah Curtis
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Deborah "Debbie" Curtis (born Deborah Woodruff, 1957[1]) is the wife of late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, and mother to his first and only child, Natalie.
She grew up in Macclesfield,[1] and married Ian Curtis in 1975.[1]
In 1995 she penned the book "Touching From a Distance", a story of her marriage to the troubled front man, his infidelity, epilepsy suffering and eventual suicide on 18 May 1980, the eve of Joy Division's first US tour.
In the 2007 film Control, for which Touching From a Distance was the starting point,[2] Deborah was portrayed by Samantha Morton.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Barton, Laura (2005-04-11). "* Culture * Music 'I was just besotted'". Guardian - Music. Guardian News and Media. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2005/apr/11/popandrock.joydivision. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "The Insider:Anton Corbijn". Interview with Anton Corbijn. Nylon Holding. 2008-05-09. http://www.nylonmag.com/?parid=1404§ion=article. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
