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In 1960 Penguin Books published the first unexpurgated version of Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" in England. They were charged with obscenity but found not guilty. The book has since been filmed many times.

A rejection slip from a publisher warned Lawrence, "For your own good, do NOT publish this book!"

During the obscenity trial the out-of-touch prosecutor asked the jury: "Is it a book you would wish your wife or servants to read?" One of the many reasons the case of Regina v. Penguin Books Ltd was lost.

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 131, pages 237-254. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.

The suggestion made in this IMDb filmography that D.H. Lawrence wrote over 150 scripts for an American TV series called "The Plainclothesman" is, of course, preposterous. Lawrence died in 1930, before any TV service existed in Europe, let alone America. "The Plainclothesman" did not begin its run on American TV until 1949, nineteen years after Lawrence's death.

Lawrence's writing frequently has an autobiographical element. It is universally recognized that the characters of Paul Morel in Söhne und Liebhaber (1960) and Rupert Birkin in Liebende Frauen (1969) are self-portraits. Dean Stockwell played Morel in Sons And Lovers, whilst Alan Bates (bearded to strengthen his resemblance to Lawrence) played Birkin in Women In Love. Ian McKellen played the man himself in Priest of Love (1981).