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Stephen Thomas Ward (19 October 1912 – 3 August 1963) was an English osteopath and artist who was one of the central figures in the 1963 Profumo affair, a British political scandal which brought about the resignation of John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War, and contributed to the defeat of the Conservative government a year later.
- What Was The Profumo Affair?
- Who Was Stephen Ward?
- What Happened to Ward?
The Profumo affair refers to the scandal surrounding the War Secretary’s extra-marital affair with Keeler after they were introduced to one another by socialite Ward. Keeler was living with Ward platonically and working at Soho nightclub Murray’s. During Keeler’s brief relationship with Profumo, she was said to have also been romantically involved ...
Ward was born in Hertfordshire to a family with a military and clerical background. Described as “lazy” and “a regular underachiever” during his formative year, he had few realistic career choices when he left school. Ward moved to London after school and worked for a few months as a carpet salesman, before an uncle found him a job in as a translat...
During the trial, Ward was abandoned by his friends, and despite the the weakness of the evidence and the dismissal of most of the charges against him, Ward was convicted of living off Keeler and another woman’s immoral earnings. But he did not live to hear the verdict – he took a fatal overdose the night before the judge finished summing up his ca...
Dec 2, 2013 · Ward, society osteopath, supplier of sensual pleasure to the upper classes, is in a coma induced by an overdose of sleeping pills. Taken from his temporary refuge, the Chelsea flat of an...
Stephen Ward was one of the key figures in the 1960s Profumo Affair, and his complex role in the scandal is still cause for discussion. Actor James Norton tells Jonathan Wright how he approached playing the society osteopath – and voyeur – in new BBC One drama The Trial Of Christine Keeler ...
What happened to Stephen Ward? The biggest scandal of the whole affair was Stephen Ward’s trial. Arrested days after Profumo’s resignation, he was brought before the Old Bailey on charges of procuring women and living off immoral earnings.
Jan 15, 2021 · Here are 10 facts about what has come to be notoriously known as the ‘Profumo Affair’. 1. Keeler worked in a nightclub when she first moved to London. In 1959 Dr Stephen Ward, a noted osteopath, was visiting Murray’s nightclub in Soho when he met Keeler.
Oct 10, 2022 · The society osteopath and artist involved in the Profumo affair told how he felt he was “being assassinated” in the midst of the sex and spies scandal which engrossed 1960s Britain.
