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The film follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books and movies.As a womanizer and a hopeless romantic Fleming got himself expelled from Eton and other prestigious public schools before his mother, fed up, sent him to work for Reuters, the news bureau.
Never Say Never Again is a 1983 spy film directed by Irvin Kershner.The film is based on the 1961 James Bond novel Thunderball by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, and Fleming.
Sir Thomas Sean Connery (25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. ... James Bond's creator, Ian Fleming, originally doubted Connery's casting, ...
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.
Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was an English 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.
In Nicholas Shakespeare’s upcoming biography of Bond author Ian Fleming, titled “Ian Fleming: The Complete Man,” … Making James Bond a Woman Was Pitched Before 1962’s ‘Dr.
When Sean Connery had been cast in November 1961, [52] David Niven had been Fleming's choice for the role; the actor reflected the author's image of the character. [13] In 1965 producer Charles Feldman signed Niven to play Sir James Bond for Casino Royale, a film not made by Eon Productions. Connery and Peter Sellers had both turned down the role.
Ian Fleming, Sean Connery and Walter Gotell attended the premiere. The following year, it was released in 16 countries worldwide, with the United States premiere on 8 April 1964, at New York's Astor Theatre. [48] Upon its first release, From Russia with Love doubled Dr.