Ian Curtis
Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was the singer of the post-punk band Joy Division.[1] He was born in Stretford, Lancashire and grew up in Macclesfield, Cheshire. He suffered with epilepsy[2] and committed suicide by hanging in Macclesfield in May 1980, aged 23, after the illness became severe. After this, Joy Division broke up. In 2007, a film about Curtis' life, named Control, was released. It made $8,159,508 and won five British Independent Film Awards.
Ian Curtis Media
Curtis's grave marker at Macclesfield Cemetery
77 Barton Street, Macclesfield, seen here in 2008. The living room is to the right of the white front door and the kitchen, where Ian Curtis died, is behind the window to the left.
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References
- ↑ "Dark star: The final days of Ian Curtis by his Joy Division bandmates - Features, Music - The Independent". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ↑ http://www.joydiv.org/iancurtis.htm Retrieved 7/12/10.