Edward Bond(1934-2024)

Writer
Director

Edward Bond was born on 18 July 1934 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for Blow-Up (1966), Walkabout (1971) and Laughter in the Dark (1969). He was married to Elisabeth Pablé. He died on 3 March 2024 in Cambridge, England, UK.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

Known for

Blow-Up

7.4

Writer

1966

Walkabout

7.6

Writer

1971

Laughter in the Dark

6.1

Writer

1969

One Russian Summer

5.4

Writer

1973

Credits

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Writer

The Return
6.6
- Writer
- 2024
En jouant 'Dans la compagnie des hommes'
6.3
- play "In the Company of Men"
- 2003
Tuesday
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1993
Olly's Prison
8.4
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1993
Theatre Night
7.0
TV Series
- writer
- 1990
The English Programme
4.5
TV Series
- Writer
- 1984
Orpheus
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1979
BBC Play of the Month
6.8
TV Series
- writer
- 1978
Die See
TV Movie
- novel
- 1974
Gered
TV Movie
- play (as E. Bond)
- 1973
One Russian Summer
5.4
- dialogue
- screenplay
- 1973
Nicholas and Alexandra
7.2
- additional dialogue
- 1971
Walkabout
7.6
- screenplay by
- 1971
Laughter in the Dark
6.1
- writer
- 1969
Man on Horseback
6.5
- adaptation
- 1969

Director

Personal details

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Official site
- Official Site
Alternative name
- E. Bond
Born
- July 18, 1934
- London, England, UK
Died
- March 3, 2024
- Cambridge, England, UK
Spouse
- Elisabeth Pablé1971 - 2017 (her death)
Other works
His play, "The Fool", was performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England with Tom Courtenay, David Troughton and Isabel Dean in the cast. Peter Gill was the director.
Publicity listings
- 1 Interview

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Trivia
His plays 'Saved' (1965) and 'Early Morning' (1968) were banned or heavily censored by the Lord Chamberlain who at that time had the right to impose such censorship. The plays are seen as instrumental in the passing of the Theatres Act of September 1968 which removed this right of censorship, and paved the way for violence, sex, political satire and nudity in the theatre.

Quotes
The army's a sort of parodied version of civil society - without all the face-saving rituals and without all the social excuses and just the naked barbarism - an amalgam of sentimental sloppy reverence for dead idols, combined with a real viciousness. I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if we do not stop being violent we have no future.