Born in London, England. As a child during World War II he was evacuated to the countryside where his exposure to the violence and terror of war shaped themes in his work. At fifteen he left school and worked in a series of factories and offices followed by two years in the British army. His first play, Saved, was produced by The Royal Court in 1965 and led to the eventual abolishment of theatre censorship. His other plays include, Early Morning, Lear, The Sea, Bingo: Scenes of money and death, The Fool: Scenes of bread and love, The Bundle: New Narrow Road to the Deep North, The Woman, Restoration, The War Plays, Jackets, In the Company of Men, Coffee, Eleven Vests, Olly's Prison and Crime of the Twenty-First Century. Bond entered film in the UK writing the English dialogue for Antonioni's BLOWUP (1966). Other writing credits (alone or incollaboration) include LA MONACA DI MONZA (dialogue), MICHAEL KOHLHAAS - DER REBELL (dubbed version) and LAUGHTER IN THE DARK (all 1969), WALKABOUT and NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA (add'l dialogue) (both 1971), DAYS OF FURY (1973), and LEAR (1982, from his play). Bond has written frequently for television.  Nominated for Writing (Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 1966: BLOWUP (w. Tonino Guerra & Michelangelo Antonioni) 1 nomination