Edward Bond Dies: ‘Blow-Up’ Scripter & British Playwright Whose Shows Were Banned In UK Was 89
deadline.comEdward Bond, the Oscar-nominated Blow-Up screenwriter and playwright whose Saved and Early Morning were banned in the UK, fueling a legal review that led to the end of stage censorship in the country, has died, his agency said.
He was 89. Casarotto Ramsay and Associates said he died Sunday but did not reveal the cause. “Edward was one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century,” the agency tweeted. “He made his mark upon the theatrical world with radical, thought-provoking, and unerringly original work.” Born on July 18, 1934, in London, Bond quit school as a teenager and would see his debut play, The Pope’s Wedding, produced in 1962 at the Royal Court Theatre.
Three years later, the same West End hall showcased his Saved, which infamously featured a scene in which a group of teens stoned a baby to death in a stroller.
It was during the time when plays needed official government approval — which the Royal Court did not get, leading to it being prosecuted for staging the show.
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