Physician of Osteopathy, Portraitist. He was a British physician of osteopathy, who had many well-known clients, such as businessmen, nobles and politicians. He became a main figure in Britain's 20th century political scandal, known as the "Profumo Scandal." In 1934 he began a four-year course at Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery in Missouri that allowed him the title doctor, yet this medical practice was not yet recognized by the British Medical Association. During World War II, his medical service was rejected by the military and instead, he became a private in the Royal Armoured Corps, serving in India as a stretcher-bearer. His mental health declined during the war resulting in an admission to a psychiatric unit. Upon returning to England, he was discharged from the Army in 1945. Besides being a physician, he was a talent artist, who was commissioned by the "Illustrated London News" to draw, using a combination of charcoal, pastel and watercolor, a series of portraits of the royal family including Prince Philip and Princess Margaret. In 2011, Ward's drawing of Prince Philip sold for nearly $7,000. With the grant provided by "Illustrated London News," he drew in 1961 with a private sitting a portrait of Henry Spencer Moore, a well-known sculptor and artist. In 1960 he had an exhibit at Legatt Brothers Gallery in London, showing a number of his portraits including ones of Prime Minister Harold MacMillan, Douglas Fairbanks and Sophia Loren. He had become a personal friend of journalist Colin Coote, who had been his patient. Since Ward was a talented portraitist, Coote commissioned him to draw sketches of participants in Adolf Eichmann's trial, which were published in newspaper coverage of the trial with much success. Since Ward was very versed in foreign affairs, he was offered another assignment from Coote, to travel to the Soviet Union for sketches of Russian leaders. Ward was unable to obtain clearance to travel to the Soviet Union, thus could not accept the commission. At this point, Coote introduced Ward to Yevgeny "Eugene" Ivanov of the Russian Embassy, for the purpose of obtaining travel clearance. Unbeknown to Ward at the time, MI5 was observing Ivanov for possible spy activity and a member of the KGB. Over the years, the three men socialized with many prominent people including Secretary of State for War John Profumo. On June 5, 1963, Profumo, a married man, resigned his government position as his affair with a 19-year-old model, Christine Keeler, had become public. Simultaneously, the model was also involved with the Russian, Ivanov. With the Cold War with Soviet Union, this scenario could easily impact national security. Becoming a central figure in what would be label the "Profumo Scandal", Ward had introduced the model to Ivanov and Profumo. The tabloid press ran headlines on the scandal, ruining reputations including Ward's and resulting in his high-society friends' abandonment. By this time, Ivano had returned to Moscow. A trial was held and his colleagues involved in the scandal were found not guilty, yet he was going to be found guilty of vice charges. Sources claim that the judge in the case had an aggressive attitude toward him. The evidence against Ward was circumstantial at best. Completely humiliated, he had lost hope. The night before the verdict, Ward took an overdose of barbiturates, became comatose, and died three days later. While he was still in a coma, the guilty verdict was read in absentia in the courtroom on July 31, 1963. Many thought this was a miscarriage of justice with Ward becoming a political scapegoat. The scandal damaged Prime Minister Harold MacMillian's government to the point that it contributed to his October of 1963 resignation. In 2014 the trial verdict was placed under review by the Criminal Cases Review Commission. In 2017 the commission decided not to advance his case to the Court of Appeal because the original transcript of the judge's summary could not be found. There have been several films and books written about Ward's ordeal including an Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, which premiered in 2013. A BBC six-part miniseries, "The Trial of Christine Keeler," aired in December of 2019. According to Robertson Geoffrey's 2013 book, "Stephen Ward was Innocent," Ward's funeral had only six mourners and a wreath of white carnations.