Stephen Thomas Ward (19 October 1912 – August 3, 1963) was one of the central figures in the 1963 Profumo affair, a British public scandal which profoundly affected the ruling Conservative Party government. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Profumo Affair was a political scandal from 1963 in the United Kingdom that is named after the then Secretary of State for War, John Profumo The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Ward invited the married British cabinet minister and MP John Profumo to a party and introduced him to a showgirl named Christine Keeler. John Dennis Profumo, CBE ( January 30, 1915 Kensington, London, England – March 9, 2006) A showgirl is a Dancer or Performer in a stage entertainment show Christine Keeler (born February 22, 1942) is an English former model and Showgirl. Profumo's subsequent sexual relationship with Keeler and his false statements to the House of Commons regarding its nature led to Profumo's resignation.
Following the Profumo scandal, Ward was charged with living off the profits of prostitution ("immoral earnings"). Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Morality (from the Latin la moralitas "manner character proper behavior" has three principal meanings Ward committed suicide by overdosing on sleeping tablets on the last day of the trial.
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Life
Osteopath and portrait painter
Ward was the son of Arthur Evelyn Ward, Canon of Rochester Cathedral. A canon (from the Latin canonicus, itself derived from the Greek κανωνικος 'relating to a rule' is a priest who is a member of certain bodies of the Rochester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Norman church in Rochester Kent. He was educated at Highgate School in London and qualified to practice as an osteopath in Missouri. Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate (Highgate School is a British Independent School in London England Osteopathy is an approach to Healthcare that emphasizes the role of the Musculoskeletal system in Health and Disease. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee In 1949 he married Patricia Mary Baines, who he later divorced. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ward used his social skills and his job as an osteopath to meet a number of rich and powerful members of society. He stated that "I know a lot of very important people and am often received in some of the most famous homes in the country. Sir Winston Churchill and many leading politicians have been among my patients". Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A patient is any person who receives medical attention care or treatment. As a portrait artist, he had members of the Royal Family and politicians sit for him, including Prince Philip, The Duke and Duchess of Kent and Lord Snowdon. The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Prince Edward Duke of Kent (Edward George Nicholas Patrick Paul born 9 October 1935 is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of George V. Katharine Duchess of Kent (Katharine Lucy Mary née Worsley 22 February 1933 is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Edward Duke of Kent, Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon GCVO RDI (born 7 March 1930) is an English photographer and Emmy Award During the late 1940s, Ward frequented the notorious Thursday Club,with a group of hard-drinking friends from top London society, including Prince Philip, the Marquis of Milford Haven and photographers Antony Beauchamp and Baron Nahum. Ref: Ruth Ellis My Sister's Secret Life.
Associations with young women
Ward was attracted to pretty young women from lower-income backgrounds. At his trial on the charges of living on the avails of immodest activities, he stated that he liked "pretty girls," and he claimed that he was ". . . sensitive to their needs and the stresses of modern living. " Ward introduced these attractive young women to the rich and famous, aristocratic, charming and powerful men from the British establishment of the 1950s and early 60s. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969
One of Ward's protégés, a showgirl named Christine Keeler moved into Ward’s Wimpole Mews flat, and had a platonic relationship with Ward. A showgirl is a Dancer or Performer in a stage entertainment show Christine Keeler (born February 22, 1942) is an English former model and Showgirl. Amor Platonicus The term amor platonicus was coined as early as the 15th century by the Florentine scholar Marsilio Ficino Ward also lived with a young woman named Mandy Rice-Davies, to whom Ward at one time proposed marriage. Mandy Rice-Davies (born 21 October, 1944) is famous mainly for her minor role in the Profumo affair which discredited the Conservative government In July 1961, Ward held a pool party at Cliveden, the Buckinghamshire mansion owned by Viscount Astor. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Location Cliveden (pronounced CLIV-d'n is a Mansion in Buckinghamshire, England overlooking the River Thames owned by the Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor ( 13 August 1907 – 7 March 1966) was a British businessman and Conservative Party At the party, Ward introduced Keeler to John Profumo, the British Secretary of State for War. John Dennis Profumo, CBE ( January 30, 1915 Kensington, London, England – March 9, 2006) The position of Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, was a British Cabinet -level position first applied to Henry Dundas
Profumo began having sexual relations with Keeler, unaware that she was also having sexual relations with Yevgeny Ivanov, a naval attaché at the embassy of the Soviet Union. Captain Yevgeny Ivanov ( January 11 1926 &ndash January 17, 1994) was a Soviet Naval attaché at the Russian A military attaché is a Military Expert who is part of a Diplomatic mission; this post is normally filled by a high-ranking officer The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Since Ward was cooperating with MI5 to entrap Ivanov, Profumo's affair quickly become known about in establishment circles. Rumours about the Profumo's relationship with Keeler became public in 1962. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
~~In RUTH ELLIS MY SISTER'S SECRET LIFE Muriel Jakubait and ghost writer Monica Weller reveal startling new evidence that Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK in 1955, was being run by Stephen Ward, a decade before his name became public in the Profumo affair. http://copperknob.wordpress.com
Profumo scandal
Profumo was forced to resign and the Conservative government lost the next election to Harold Wilson’s Labour Party. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the In the fallout of the Profumo scandal Ward was arrested in June 1963 in Watford and taken to Marylebone Lane police station. The Profumo Affair was a political scandal from 1963 in the United Kingdom that is named after the then Secretary of State for War, John Profumo Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London Marylebone (sometimes written St Marylebone or Mary-le-bone, or in archaic use Marybone) is an area of central London, England in He was charged: ‘That he, being a man, did on diverse dates between January 1961 and 8 June 1963, knowingly live wholly or in part on the earning of prostitution. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. . . contrary to. . . the Sexual Offences Act 1956. ’ Other charges followed, and he was put on trial. MI5 denied that Ward had informed them of the affair soon after it began.
Ward committed suicide by overdosing on sleeping tablets on the last day of the trial. He was in a coma when the jury reached their verdict. In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness. Shortly after his death, a pornographer named Freddie Reid mounted an exhibition of Ward's pictures, which was alleged to include compromising pictures of well-known individuals. However, Reid held a private viewing and sold many of the pictures before they were made public. [1] In her 2001 autobiography, Keeler claimed, without supporting evidence, that the MI5 chief Roger Hollis was a Soviet spy and that Ward ran a spy ring which included Hollis and Sir Anthony Blunt. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" Sir Roger Henry Hollis, KBE, CB (1905 - 1973 was a British journalist and secret-service agent who was Director General of MI5 from 1956 to Anthony Frederick Blunt (26 September 1907 Bournemouth, Hampshire &ndash 26 March 1983 Westminster, London) known as Sir Anthony
Cultural references
Ward was played by John Hurt in Scandal. John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940 is an English Actor. Scandal ( 1989) is a British Drama film, a fictionalised account of the Profumo affair. He also appears in Anthony Frewin's 1997 novel London Blues. The year 1997 in literature involved some significant events and new books London Blues is a novel by Anthony Frewin first published in 1997 about Soho in the late 1950s and early 1960s and in particular about the His life was the subject for a music theatre piece "That Man Stephen Ward" (2006-7) by the British composer Thomas Hyde.
External links
- BBC Video of news of Ward's arrest
- Files of Operation Bowtie, FBI investigation into Profumo affair.
- Sketch portrait of Christine Keeler by Stephen Ward at the National Portrait Gallery
- Nude sketch portrait of Rosita Spencer-Churchill who later became Duchess of Marlborough
References
- ^ Meltzer, Albert. ...And Ward. I Couldn't Paint Golden Angels.
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