Orton was cremated at the Golders Green Crematorium, his maroon cloth-draped coffin being brought into the west chapel to a recording of The Beatles song "A Day in the Life".A Times correspondent, 19 August 1967 – timesonline archive assessed 27 August 2009. Harold Pinter read the eulogy, concluding with "He was a bloody marvellous writer." Orton's agent Peggy Ramsay described Orton's relatives as "the little people in Leicester","A Ceremony" by Leonie Barnett, Entertaining Mr. Sloane Programme, Ambassadors' Theatre Group, 2009. leaving a cold, nondescript note and bouquet at the funeral on their behalf.
Orton was cremated at the Golders Green Crematorium his maroon cloth-draped coffin being brought into the west chapel to a recording of The Beatles song "A Day in the Life"A Times correspondent 19 August 1967 – timesonline archive assessed 27 August 2009 Harold Pinter read the eulogy concluding with "He was a bloody marvellous writer" Orton's agent Peggy Ramsay described Orton's relatives as "the little people in Leicester""A Ceremony" by Leonie Barnett Entertaining Mr Sloane Programme Ambassadors' Theatre Group 2009 leaving a cold nondescript note and bouquet at the funeral on their behalf