Deborah Curtis

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Deborah Woodruff Curtis (born Liverpool, England, 13 December 1956), is the widow of Joy Division vocalist and lyricist Ian Curtis, who committed suicide in 1980. She has one child, Natalie (born 16 April 1979), with her late husband.

In 1995, she published a biography, titled Touching From a Distance, which dealt with the private life she shared with her late husband. In 1994 she began working on a film project based on Curtis's life, titled Control. It was released in 2007 to critical acclaim, directed by Anton Corbijn.