James Bond at 50 if dealing with only the movies
The Character was created by Ian
Fleming in 1952, pictured at right on
the set of From Russia With Love in
Summer 1963
Supposedly named after a
Philadelphia based ornithologist
who wrote a book, Birds Of The
West Indies, which Fleming used for
bird watching. (Right is the 1960
edition)
The longest running film series in
history starting in 1962 with Dr No
and continuing with Skyfall, the 23rd,
released last year. To the right is the
famous Gunbarrel sequence
Born May
28 th,
Valentine
Fleming
1908
Grandson of Robert Fleming,
financier
Robert
Fleming
Ian
Fleming
Son of Valentine Fleming, PM who
Christopher
Lee
died in World War I
Brother Of Peter Fleming, world
traveller
Uncle of Erin Fleming, Graucho
Marx’s companion
Erin
Fleming
Peter
Fleming
Sean Connery
George Lazenby
Roger Moore
Timothy Dalton
Pierce Brosnan
Daniel Craig
Sean
Connery
George
Lazenby
Roger Moore
Timothy Dalton
Pierce Brosnan
Daniel Craig
The Villians
The Gadgets
And, The Girls Aren’t Bad
Either
Ursula
Goldfinger
Aston Martin DB5
• Both have British Backgrounds
• Both spent much time in Jamaica
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Physical in terms of presence
Marriage ended quickly in death
of wife
Perpetually 37 years of age
James Bond, the
world’s best known
fictional spy
• Mental and cerebral
• Scientific
• Happily Married
James Bond, the
world’s best
known
ornithologist