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    RoRo Guest

    Ian Fleming

    He is best remembered for creating the character of British agent 007, better known as James Bond. In 1942, Fleming created the 30th Assault Unit, specifically trained for behind-the-lines intelligence gathering work, which made successful missions in Sicily and Italy. Using his background in intelligence, Fleming decided to write a spy novel of the modern day, using his wartime friend and commando Patrick Dalzel-Job, as the inspiration for James Bond. James Bond first appears in the book, "Casino Royale" (1953), and then reappears in eleven novels and a collection of short stories. Starting in 1962, adaptations of the novels were made into movies which helped to make the books more popular. One book, "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1962) stands out as it is written in the first person point of view of the character of Vivienne Michel, rather than in the third person as the other books are done. In 1964, after reading the book, "Peter Rabbit," which he decried as a terrible children's book, one of his literary friends challenged him to do better, and Fleming wrote the children's novel, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," about an old racing car that could fly, which was later made into a successful movie of the same title. A heavy smoker and drinker, Fleming died of a sudden heart attack at his home in Canterbury, Kent, England, on the morning of August 12, 1964.

    Pretty cool ...James Bond and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the same guy

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    I read the interview he did with Playboy Magazine.
    He sure had an interesting life.

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    Kathyf Guest
    I read a few books that was it.

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    ginny9577 Guest
    i didn't know he wrote Chitty,Chitty BangBang.

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    Ian Fleming Source: Life Archives
    Last edited by Serendipity09; 11-20-2007 at 08:52 PM.


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