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‘Ian Fleming’ Review: The Mind Behind James Bond
The Wall Street Journal· 3 months agoBOOKSHELF From the first arresting moment in Nicholas Shakespeare’s biography “Ian Fleming: The Complete Man” it is clear that we are in good hands. At a...
Did Ian Fleming’s secret wartime mission inspire Goldfinger?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoConsidering that James Bond was employed on a mid-ranking civil servant’s salary of £1,500,...
Before Sean Connery in 1962, “Valley of the Dolls” Actress Was Almost Cast as Female James Bond,...
People via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAuthor Ian Fleming also called Sean Connery a "roughneck," according to a new biography Bettmann...
Making James Bond a Woman Was Pitched Before 1962’s ‘Dr. No’ Got Made; Ian Fleming Met Sean Connery...
Variety via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLashana Lynch became the first woman to own the 007 title in the 2021 James Bond tentpole “No Time...
A Female James Bond on the Big Screen Was an Idea on the Table in the 1950s
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 3 months agoYes, a female James Bond has been over a half-century in the making. Before Lashana Lynch briefly...
Voices: I’m Ian Fleming’s biographer – there’s no way James Bond can be made ‘PC’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI feel strongly that what an author commits to paper is sacrosanct and shouldn’t be altered. It...
James Bond's creator lived a life to rival the spy's
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn Nicholas Shakespeare’s new biography of author Ian Fleming, James Bond arrives on the scene rather late. But there’s a good reason to delay focusing on the secret agent Fleming created: His ...
With Bond’s gizmos now at Chicago's MSI, a pause to remember Ian Fleming
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCHICAGO -- It started in January 1952, when a hard-drinking, chain-smoking 43-year-old man sat down...
"All You Need Is Love": Rare new Beatles and James Bond insights into creation of the art we adore
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Beatles; James Bond Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images In their heyday, the Beatles and...
Good evening Mr Bond ... but we were expecting a woman: the actress who was touted as 007
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAmerican Oscar-winning star Susan Hayward was proposed for the role by a producer who had bought the...