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Drugs, guns and the torment of his only son: As James Bond author Ian Fleming's life is dramatized, the TRUE story of his family proves just as fascinating. Bond author Ian Fleming's son Caspar killed himself aged 23; Fleming wrote Chitty, Chitty Bang Bang to his young son
Feb 28, 2014 · Caspar Fleming was a young man as brilliantly clever as he was tortured and, until now, the full tale of his tragically short life has never been told. The story of his father Ian’s life is...
Feb 9, 2008 · For much of the year, it was the Eton College “home” of 17-year-old Caspar Fleming, the much-troubled son of James Bond creator Ian Fleming – and a boy whose life would end in tragedy. The...
Oct 4, 1975 · LONDON, Oct. 3 (AP)—Caspar Fleming, the only child of Ian Fleming, creator of the ficbonal secret agent James Bond, was found dead at his London home today. He was 22 years old. The police...
Aug 12, 2016 · Today marks the anniversary of the death of Ian Fleming and the birthday of his only son - Caspar. We pay tribute to them both. 1952 was a momentous year for Ian Fleming. He had begun Casino Royale in January and completed a rough draft six days before marrying Ann O’Neill on March 24.
In October 1975 Fleming's son Caspar, aged 23, killed himself by drug overdose and was buried with his father. Fleming's widow, Ann, died in 1981 and was buried with her husband and their son. Writing. The author Raymond Benson, who later wrote a series of Bond novels, noted that Fleming's books fall into two stylistic periods. Those books ...
Caspar is born. The Flemings were married in March 1952 and in August their only son Caspar was born. A few weeks after the birth, Ian wrote to a friend, ‘If it were possible to make a better man out of me he is certainly assisting the process.’. Ian Fleming holding his baby son, Caspar.
