The 89-year-old playwright Edward Bond, who in 1965 electrified the British theatre with his stirring drama “Saved,” has passed away. Let’s discuss Edward Bond’s cause of death and obituary information in this article.
Edward Bond dies at 89. Cause of death and obituary information
Edward Bond died on Sunday, March 3, 2024, according to Casarotto Ramsay and Associates, his literary agency. It was not stated what caused the death of Edward Bond as of the time of this publication.
Edward Bond was born in London on July 18, 1934, but his early years were marred by the city’s constant bombings during World War II. He worked in factories, did two years of national service in the army, and dropped out of school at the age of fifteen before becoming a successful writer.
Plays by Bond, John Osborne, and other authors known as the “angry young men” rocked British drama when their plays, including his first play, “The Pope’s Wedding,” were presented there in 1962.
Three years later, the same location hosted a production of the play “Saved,” which was about alienated urban youth and featured a scene in which a group of teenagers killed a baby by stabbing it in its stroller. At that time, the Royal Court faced legal repercussions for presenting “Saved” without a license, and plays required permission from a person known as the Lord Chamberlain.
Laurence Olivier, an actor and director, was among its supporters. In an article for The Observer, he stated that “‘Saved’ is not a play for children but for grown-ups, and the grown-ups of this country should have the courage to look at it.”
