Elected as prime minister of jolly old england in 1955 eden suffered horrible pain due to a botched gall bladder operation.
Was anthony eden a drug attic.
During the suez crisis of 1956 an overwrought eden lived on benzedrine.
Private papers of the eden family.
Rumours have circulated for decades that eden who was.
In november 2003 an excellent review article was published by an american surgeon dr john braasch on anthony eden s lord avon biliary tract saga.
The drug undoubtedly impaired his judgement.
Anthony eden succeeded winston churchill as british prime minister in 1955.
To take the edge off the post op failure eden developed a serious morphine and benzedrine bennys or amphetamines addiction.
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He had operated on eden in 1970 and had had personal communication with richard cattell who had undertaken the third and fourth operations on eden in america in june 1953 and again in.
Anthony eden in full robert anthony eden 1st earl of avon viscount eden of royal leamington spa also called until 1961 sir anthony eden born june 12 1897 windlestone durham england died january 14 1977 alvediston wiltshire british foreign secretary in 1935 38 1940 45 and 1951 55 and prime minister from 1955 to 1957.
Its effects may have contributed to eden s near collapse both physically and emotionally and his resignation as premier the following year.
Robert anthony eden 1st earl of avon kg mc pc 12 june 1897 14 january 1977 was a british conservative politician who served three periods as foreign secretary and then a relatively brief term as prime minister of the united kingdom from 1955 to 1957.
Sir robert anthony eden 1st earl of avon was born on 12 june 1897 and was educated at eton and christ church university of oxford.
He was able to sporadically kick the morphine habit but taking bennys became.
Sir anthony eden carved out a career in the foreign office.
Achieving rapid promotion as a young member of parliament he became foreign secretary aged 38 before resigning in protest at.