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1 day ago · Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917.
- Valentine Fleming
Major Valentine Fleming, DSO (17 February 1882 – 20 May...
- Ian Fleming (Disambiguation)
Ian Fleming (1908–1964) was a British author, creator of...
- Moonraker
Moonraker is the third novel by the British author Ian...
- Augustus John
Augustus Edwin John OM RA (4 January 1878 – 31 October 1961)...
- Thunderball
Thunderball is the ninth book in Ian Fleming's James Bond...
- Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever is the fourth novel by the British...
- Robert Fleming & Co
Robert Fleming & Co. was an asset manager and merchant bank...
- For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only is a collection of short stories by the...
- Thrilling Cities
Thrilling Cities is the title of a travelogue by the James...
- Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming's James...
- Valentine Fleming
Apr 30, 2024 · The first Bond novel was published way back in 1953, with Fleming penning 11 further novels and 2 short story collections in his lifetime. Each depicting a separate adventure, Fleming's novels helped to catapult the character of James Bond to the popular culture icon he is today.
3 days ago · SpyCast Ep. 634 | “The Real Ian Fleming”. This week on SpyCast, SPY Historian Andrew Hammond was joined by novelist Nicholas Shakespeare, author of the new biography Ian Fleming: The Complete Man. This is the first authorized biography of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, since 1966.
May 11, 2024 · 1954’s ‘Casino Royale’: The story of the first ever James Bond movie. When Daniel Craig rebooted James Bond for a new generation with Martin Campbell’s phenomenal Casino Royale, it was the third time Ian Fleming’s story had been brought to the screen, and the first time came long before Sean Connery had suited up and turned 007 into ...
2 days ago · The doyen of espionage nonfiction, the late Phillip Knightley, saw in Ellis the prototype for 007: “His adventures not only rival those of James Bond; he was James Bond.”. Knightley claimed Ian Fleming had based the character of Bond on a mix of Ellis, ‘one of the most remarkable secret service agents in the history of espionage’, and ...
4 days ago · James Bond is a fictional character created by British novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. A British secret agent working for MI6 under the codename 007, Bond has been portrayed on film in twenty-seven productions by actors Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
