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Osborne’s 1956 debut at the Royal Court changed British culture overnight. He was known for his anti-hero protagonists and his vitriolic prose. His personal life was as volatile as his plays; he was married five times and often engaged in public feuds with critics and the establishment. Despite his later reputation as a Blimpish reactionary, his early work provided the voice for a post-war generation frustrated by the stifling class system and the decline of the British Empire.