A Very Special Day...
 

A hundred years ago, Ian Lancaster Fleming was born.

And a few decades later, the coolest spy in the world came alive.

'The name is Bond, James Bond.' This was the name of Fleming's alter ego, which was immortalised in books and later on in the 007 movies.

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And the man who created the suave spy would have celebrated his 100th birthday today had he been alive.

Born Ian Lancaster Fleming on 28 May 1908, in London, the Englishman gave birth to 007 on his island retreat Goldeneye, on the Jamaican coast.

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Fleming led a very eventful life, very much like the spy he created imbibing in Bond some of his own traits and tastes. According to Los Angeles Times, Fleming was fond of spirits, cigarettes and women.

He started off his career with Reuters, then a stockbroker, and a stint in the Royal Navy. He started work on his first 007 book when he was 44. He wrote 12 books in all.

According to Los Angeles Times, the author 'rose early, went for a swim in the cove below his home, then went to work on a portable Remington typewriter for three hours.'

The first Bond novel, Casino Royale, came out in 1953. However, it was his sixth novel Dr No that was made into the first James Bond film. The 1962 flick starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress was a huge hit and spawned many films featuring other English actors like Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and most recently, Daniel Craig, as the ruthless spy.

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Though he is no longer with us, his creation will forever live on.


Happy Birthday, Sir!

He was 44 when the first Bond book was written? Did not know that...

Happy birthday Ian.

I adore Fleming! Happy birthday!

boy - you can tell V doesn't have kids ...

no mention of him being the writer of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang :)

I agree........

44 when he wrote his first Bond book?...there's still hope for me yet




I loved "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" when I was a kid.

i collect bond books (some of you will not be terribly suprised by this :D)

i try to get all the different covers for the older books.
(pre and post movie)

i only have 1 in hardcover ..

I also have the bonds written by a few of the other authors that tried to run with the ball.
There's at least 3 authors that I'm aware of.

He also played Bond himself in a British TV adaptation before any of the films came out.

i knew there was an american TV version - didnt realize there was a UK version.