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Ian Lancaster Fleming

Born May 28, 1908(1908-05-28)
Mayfair, London, England
Died August 12, 1964 (aged 56)
Kent, England
Occupation Author and journalist
Nationality British
Writing period 1953 to 1964
Genres Spy fiction, Children's literature, Travel writing
Spouse(s) Anne Geraldine Charteris (1952-1964)
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Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, journalist and Second World War Navy Commander. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. British literature refers to Literature associated with the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands as well as to literature A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Fleming is best remembered for creating the character of James Bond and chronicling his adventures in twelve novels and nine short stories. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Additionally, Fleming wrote the children's story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and two non-fiction books. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Magical Car is a children's novel written by Ian Fleming (of James Bond fame for his son Caspar with illustrations by

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Early life

Ian Fleming was born in Mayfair, London, to Valentine Fleming, a Member of Parliament, and his wife Evelyn Ste Croix Fleming (née Rose). Mayfair is an area of central London, England, within the City of Westminster. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Major Valentine Fleming, DSO (1882 – 20 May 1917) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament who was killed in World War A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Evelyn St Croix Fleming, born Evelyn Beatrice St Croix Rose, known as Eve Fleming (1885-1964 was married to Valentine Fleming (1882-1917 and within Ian was the younger brother of travel writer Peter Fleming and the older brother of Michael and Richard Fleming (1910–77). Robert Peter Fleming, OBE ( May 31 1907 – August 18 1971) was a British Adventurer and travel writer He also had an illegitimate half-sister, the cellist Amaryllis Fleming. Amaryllis Marie-Louise Fleming ( 10 December 1925 &ndash 27 July 1999) was a British Cello performer and teacher He was the grandson of Scottish financier Robert Fleming, who founded the Scottish American Investment Trust and merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co. (since 2000 part of JP Morgan Chase). Robert Fleming was a Scottish financier the founder of merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co Robert Fleming & Co was a London based asset manager and merchant bank founded in 1873 and sold to Chase Manhattan Bank for over $7 billion in 2000 He was cousin to actor Christopher Lee and actress Dame Celia Johnson was his sister-in-law (wife of his brother Peter), and Great-uncle to the composer Alan Fleming-Baird. Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE, CStJ (born 27 May 1922 is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated Saturn Award-winning English Actor Dame Celia Elizabeth Johnson DBE (18 December 1908 &ndash 26 April 1982 was an English actress, famous for her role in the 1945 film Brief Alan Fleming-Baird (born 1972 is a composer of music in many media including concert works for large orchestra [1]

Fleming was educated at Sunningdale School in Berkshire, Eton College, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Sunningdale School is a family run boys' preparatory school of around 100 pupils Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ( RMAS) commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is the British Army officer initial training centre He was Victor Ludorum at Eton two years running, something that had been achieved only once before him. Victor Ludorum is Latin for " the winner of the games " It is usually a Trophy presented to the most successful team club or competitor at a He found Sandhurst to be uncongenial, and after an early departure from there, his mother sent him to study languages on the continent. A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them He first went to a small private establishment in Kitzbühel, Austria, run by the Adlerian disciples Ernan Forbes Dennis and his American wife, the novelist Phyllis Bottome, to improve his German and prepare him for the Foreign Office exams, then to Munich University, and, finally, to the University of Geneva to improve his French. Kitzbühel is a medieval city in Tyrol, Austria, situated along the river Kitzbühler Ache. Adlerian is an umbrella term that encompasses a diversity of approaches to psychology and psychotherapy generally related to the ideas of Alfred Adler. Phyllis Forbes-Dennis ( May 31, 1884 &ndash August 22, 1963) was a British novelist and short story writer who wrote under her birth name The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO, is the British government department responsible for promoting The University of Geneva (Université de Genève is a university in Geneva, Switzerland. He was unsuccessful in his application to join the Foreign Office, and subsequently worked as a sub-editor and journalist for the Reuters news service, including time in 1933 in Moscow, and then as a stockbroker with Rowe and Pitman, in Bishopsgate. Copy editing (also copy-editing and copyediting) is the editorial work that an editor does to make Formatting changes and improvements to a manuscript A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of A stock broker or stockbroker is a qualified and regulated professional who buys and sells shares and other securities through Market makers or See Bishopsgate Insurance for the Australian insurance company bankrupted in 1982 He was a member of Boodle's, the gentleman's club in St. James's Street, from 1944 until his death in 1964. Boodle's is a London Gentlemen's club, founded in 1762 at 49-51 Pall Mall, London by Lord Shelburne the future Marquess of Lansdowne A gentlemen's club is a members-only private Club of a type originally set up by and for English Upper class men St James's Street is one of the principal streets in the central London district of St James's. [2]

His marriage in Jamaica in 1952 to Anne Charteris, daughter of Lord Wemyss and former wife of Viscount Rothermere, was witnessed by his friend, playwright Noel Coward. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Viscount Rothermere, of Hemsted in the County of Kent is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Sir Noël Peirce Coward ( 16 December 1899 26 March 1973) was an English Actor, Playwright

World War II

In 1939, on the eve of World War II, Rear Admiral John Godfrey, Director of Naval Intelligence of the Royal Navy, recruited Fleming (then a reserve subaltern in the Black Watch) as his personal assistant. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. The Naval Intelligence Division ( NID) was the intelligence arm of the British Admiralty before the establishment of a unified Defence Staff in 1965 A subaltern is a Military term for a junior officer. Literally meaning " Subordinate," subaltern is used to describe commissioned officers The Black Watch 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS is an Infantry Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. He was commissioned first as a Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve lieutenant, and subsequently promoted to Lieutenant Commander, then Commander. Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services Lieutenant Commander ( Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy) is a Commissioned officer rank in many navies Superior Commander is a Military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service His known codename was 17F. [3]

In 1940 Fleming and Godfrey contacted Kenneth Mason, Professor of Geography at Oxford University, about preparing reports devoted to the geography of countries engaged in military operations. Kenneth Mason MC ( 10 September 1887 - 1976 was a soldier and geographer notable as the first statutory Professor of Geography at These reports were the precursors of the Naval Intelligence Division Geographical Handbook Series produced between 1941 and 1946. The British Naval Intelligence Division Geographical Handbook Series was produced between 1941 and 1946 [4]

He also conceived of a plan to use British occultist Aleister Crowley to trick Rudolf Hess into attempting to contact a fake cell of anti-Churchill Englishmen in Britain, but this plan was not used because Rudolf Hess had flown to Scotland in an attempt to broker peace behind Hitler's back. The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer Rudolf Walter Richard Hess ( Heß in German) (26 April 1894 &ndash 17 August 1987 was a prominent figure in Nazi Germany, acting as Adolf Hitler Anthony Masters's book The Man Who Was M: The Life of Charles Henry Maxwell Knight asserts Fleming conceived the plan that lured Hess into flying to Scotland, in May 1941, to negotiate Anglo–German peace with Churchill, and resulted in Hess's capture: this claim has no other source. [5]

Fleming also formulated Operation Goldeneye, a plan to maintain communication with Gibraltar as well as a plan of defence in the unlikely event that Spain joined the Axis Powers and, together with Germany, invaded the Mediterranean colony. Operation Goldeneye was an Allied plan during World War II, that monitored Spain after the Spanish Civil War. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries

In 1942, Fleming formed an Auxiliary Unit known as 30AU or 30 Assault Unit that he nicknamed his own "Red Indians"; it was specifically trained in lock-picking, safe-cracking, forms of unarmed combat, and other techniques and skills for collecting intelligence. The Auxiliary Units (or Auxunits) were specially trained highly secret units created with the aim of resisting the expected invasion of the British Isles by Nazi 30 Assault Unit (aka 30 Commando, 30AU and " Ian Fleming 's Red Indians" was a British multiservice combat unit in World War II that He meticulously planned all their raids, alongside Patrick Dalzel-Job (one of the Inspirations for James Bond), going so far as to memorize aerial photographs so that their missions could be planned in detail; because of their successes in Sicily and Italy, 30AU (based at the The Marine Hotel Littlehampton, West Sussex, now a public house and venue for the annual reunion of the 30AU veterans) was greatly enlarged and Fleming's direct control was increased before D-Day. Patrick Dalzel-Job ( June 1 1913 - October 14 2003) was a distinguished British Naval Intelligence Officer and Commando A number of real-life inspirations have been suggested for James Bond, the sophisticated Fictional character and British spy created by Ian Fleming. D-Day may also refer to Decimal Day in the United Kingdom. D-Day is a term often used in Military parlance to denote [6]

Fleming even visited 30AU in the field during and after Operation Overlord, especially after the Cherbourg attack, in which he felt that the unit had been incorrectly used as a frontline force rather than as an intelligence gathering unit, and from then on tactics were revised. Operation Overlord was the code name for the invasion of northwest Europe during World War II by Allied forces [7]

Writing career

As the DNI's personal assistant, Fleming's intelligence work provided the background for his spy novels. In 1953, he published his first novel, Casino Royale. Casino Royale by Ian Fleming is the first James Bond novel It would eventually pave the way for eleven other novels by Fleming himself in addition In it he introduced secret agent James Bond, also famously known by his code number, 007. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Legend has it that Camp X included Fleming, though there is evidence against this claim. Camp X was the unofficial name of a Second World War Paramilitary and Commando training installation on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario [8] The character of James Bond was supposedly based on Camp X's Sir William Stephenson and what Fleming learned from him. Camp X was the unofficial name of a Second World War Paramilitary and Commando training installation on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario [9] two men have supplied the basis for Bond's character: naval officer Patrick Dalzel-Job, and Fleming's brother, Peter. [10] Casino Royale: Bond appears with the beautiful heroine Vesper Lynd, who was modelled on SOE agent Krystyna Skarbek. Krystyna Skarbek ( May 1, 1908 – June 15, 1952) George Medal, Order of the British Empire, Croix de guerre [11] Ideas for his characters and settings for Bond came from his time at Boodle's. Boodle's is a London Gentlemen's club, founded in 1762 at 49-51 Pall Mall, London by Lord Shelburne the future Marquess of Lansdowne Blade's, M's club (at which Bond is an occasional guest), is partially modelled on Boodle's and the name of Bond's arch enemy, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, was based on a fellow member's name. Bond's name came from famed ornithologist James Bond, the son of the Bond family who allowed Fleming the use of their estate in Jamaica to write. Ornithology (from Greek ὄρνις ὄρνιθος ornis, ornithos, "bird" and λόγος logos, "knowledge" is the branch of James Bond ( January 4, 1900 &ndash February 14, 1989) was a leading American Ornithologist whose name was appropriated [12] The Bonds were wealthy manufacturers whose estate outside of Philadelphia, Pa. eventually became the grounds of Gwynedd Mercy College. Fleming used the name after seeing Bond's Birds of the West Indies (1936).

Initially Fleming's Bond novels were not bestsellers in America, but when President John F. Kennedy included From Russia With Love on a list of his favourite books, sales quickly jumped. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of [13] Fleming wrote 14 Bond books in all: Casino Royale (1953), Live and Let Die (1954), Moonraker (1955), Diamonds Are Forever (1956), From Russia with Love (1957), Dr. No (1958), Goldfinger (1959), For Your Eyes Only (1960), Thunderball (1961), The Spy Who Loved Me (1962), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963), You Only Live Twice (1964), The Man with the Golden Gun (1965), and Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966). Casino Royale by Ian Fleming is the first James Bond novel It would eventually pave the way for eleven other novels by Fleming himself in addition Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series Moonraker is the third Novel by British author Ian Fleming, based on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond, first published Diamonds Are Forever is the fourth novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series From Russia with Love, published in 1957 is the fifth James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming and is considered to be one of the best in the series—the Dr No (also Dr No and Doctor No This novel was inspired by Fleming's having read Sax Rohmer 's Fu Manchu stories Goldfinger is the seventh novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series For Your Eyes Only is a collection of James Bond short stories by Ian Fleming. Thunderball is the ninth novel by Ian Fleming based on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond. The Spy Who Loved Me is the tenth novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the eleventh novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series You Only Live Twice is the twelfth novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series The Man with the Golden Gun is the thirteenth Novel written by Ian Fleming, featuring the fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond. Octopussy and The Living Daylights (sometimes published as Octopussy) is the fourteenth and final James Bond book written by Ian Fleming

In the late 1950s, the financial success of Fleming's James Bond series allowed him to retire to Goldeneye, his estate in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica. Goldeneye was the name given by Ian Fleming to his house in Jamaica Brief history There are a few traces of Taíno / Arawak presence in the parish The name of the house and estate where he wrote his novels has many sources. Notably, Ian Fleming himself cited Operation Goldeneye, a plan to bedevil the Nazis should the Germans enter Spain during World War II. Operation Goldeneye was an Allied plan during World War II, that monitored Spain after the Spanish Civil War. He also cited the 1941 novel, Reflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers. Carson McCullers ( February 19, 1917 &ndash September 29, 1967) was an American Writer. The location of the property may also have been a factor — Oracabessa, or "Golden head". There is also a Spanish tomb on the property with a bit of carving that looks like an eye on one side. It is likely that most or all of these factors played a part in Fleming's naming his Jamaican home. In Ian Fleming's interview published in Playboy in December 1964, he states, "I had happened to be reading Reflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers, and I'd been involved in an operation called Goldeneye during the war: the defense of Gibraltar, supposing that the Spaniards had decided to attack it; and I was deeply involved in the planning of countermeasures which would have been taken in that event. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy Anyway, I called my place Goldeneye. " The estate, next door to that of Fleming's friend and rival Noel Coward, is now the centerpiece of an exclusive resort by the same name. Sir Noël Peirce Coward ( 16 December 1899 26 March 1973) was an English Actor, Playwright

The Spy Who Loved Me (1962) stylistically departs from other books in the Bond series as it is written in the first person perspective of the (fictional) protagonist, Vivienne Michel, whom Fleming credits as co-author. See also First person First-person narrative is a Narrative mode in which a Story is narrated by one character, who explicitly It is the story of her life, up until when James Bond serendipitously rescues her from the wrong circumstance at the wrong place and time.

Besides writing twelve novels and nine short stories featuring James Bond, Fleming also wrote the children's novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Magical Car is a children's novel written by Ian Fleming (of James Bond fame for his son Caspar with illustrations by He also wrote a guide to some of the world's most famous cities in Thrilling Cities and a study of The Diamond Smugglers. Thrilling Cities is the title of a collection of Non-fiction travel articles by James Bond creator Ian Fleming. The Diamond Smugglers is a Non-fiction work by Ian Fleming that was first published in 1957 in the United Kingdom and in 1958

In 1961, he sold the film rights to his already published as well as future James Bond novels and short stories to Harry Saltzman, who, with Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, co-produced the film version of Dr. No (1962). Harry Saltzman ( October 27 1915 - September 28 1994) was a theatre and Film producer best known for his mega-gamble which resulted Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon ( April 5 1909 &ndash June 27 1996) nicknamed "Cubby" was an American Dr No (also Dr No and Doctor No This novel was inspired by Fleming's having read Sax Rohmer 's Fu Manchu stories For the cast, Fleming suggested friend and neighbour Noël Coward as the villain Dr. Julius No, and David Niven or, later, Roger Moore as James Bond. Sir Noël Peirce Coward ( 16 December 1899 26 March 1973) was an English Actor, Playwright Dr Julius No is a Fictional character and the main Antagonist in the James Bond film and novel Dr James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. Both were rejected in favour of Sean Connery, who was both Broccoli and Saltzman's choice. Fleming also suggested his cousin, Christopher Lee, either as Dr. Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE, CStJ (born 27 May 1922 is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated Saturn Award-winning English Actor No or even as James Bond. Although Lee was selected for neither role, in 1974 he portrayed assassin Francisco Scaramanga, the eponymous villain of The Man with the Golden Gun. Francisco Scaramanga is a Fictional character and the main Antagonist in the James Bond film and novel The Man with the Golden Gun The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974) is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional

Neither Saltzman nor Broccoli expected Dr. No to be much of a success, but it was an instant sensation and sparked a spy craze through the rest of the 1960s.

The successful Dr. No was followed by From Russia with Love (1963), the second and last James Bond movie Ian Fleming saw. From Russia with Love, released in 1963 is the second Film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Sean Connery as

During the Istanbul Pogroms, which many Greek and some Turkish scholars attributed to secret orchestrations by Britain, Fleming wrote an account of the events, "The Great Riot of Istanbul", which was published in the The Sunday Times on 11 September 1955. The Istanbul Pogrom (also known as Istanbul Riots; Σεπτεμβριανά (Events of September 6–7 Eylül Olayları (Events of September 6–7 was a Pogrom The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions The Turkish people (Türk Halkı also known as " Turks " ( Türkler) are defined mainly as being speakers of Turkish as a First language The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)

Later life

Ian Fleming's grave and memorial at Sevenhampton.
Ian Fleming's grave and memorial at Sevenhampton.

Fleming was a bibliophile who collected a library of books that had, in his opinion, "started something", and therefore were significant in the history of western civilization. Bibliophilia is the love of Books Accordingly a bibliophile loves books but especially "for Qualities of Format. He concentrated on science and technology, e. g. On the Origin of Species, but also included other significant works ranging from Mein Kampf to Scouting for Boys. Charles Darwin 's On the Origin of Species (published 24 November 1859) is a seminal work in Scientific literature and arguably the Mein Kampf ( English: My Struggle/My Battle) is a book by Adolf Hitler. Scouting for Boys A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship is the first book on the Scout Movement, published in 1908 He was a major lender to the 1963 exhibition Printing and the Mind of Man. Printing and the Mind of Man is a book first published in 1967 and based on an exhibition in 1963. Some six hundred books from Fleming's collection are held in the Lilly Library at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, U. Indiana University is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. S. A.

In March 1960, Fleming met John F. Kennedy through Marion Oates Leiter who was a mutual friend and invited both to dinner. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Leiter had introduced Kennedy to Fleming's books during his recovery from an operation in 1955. After dinner Fleming related his ideas on discrediting Fidel Castro; these were reported to Central Intelligence Agency chief Allen Welsh Dulles, who gave the ideas serious consideration. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Allen Welsh Dulles (April 7 1893 &ndash January 29 1969 was the first civilian and the longest serving (1953-1961 Director of Central Intelligence (de-facto head of [14]

Fifty-six-year-old Ian Fleming died of a heart attack on the morning of August 12, 1964, in Canterbury, Kent, England, and was later buried in the churchyard of Sevenhampton village, near Swindon. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Sevenhampton is a small village in Wiltshire, England, to the north-east of Swindon. Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles Upon their own deaths, Fleming's widow, Ann Geraldine Mary Fleming (1913–1981), and son Caspar Robert Fleming (1952–1975), were buried next to him. Caspar committed suicide with a drug overdose.

In observance of what would have been Fleming's 100th birthday in 2008, Ian Fleming Publications commissioned Sebastian Faulks to write a new Bond novel entitled Devil May Care. Ian Fleming Publications is the production company formerly known as both Glidrose Productions Limited and Glidrose Publications Limited named after its founders Sebastian Faulks CBE FRSL (born 20 April 1953) is an acclaimed English Novelist. Devil May Care is the thirty-sixth James Bond novel Written by Sebastian Faulks ("writing as Ian Fleming " it was published on The book, released in May 2008, is credited to "Sebastian Faulks, writing as Ian Fleming". [15]

Selected works

James Bond books

Nr Name Year
1. Casino Royale 1 1953
2. Casino Royale by Ian Fleming is the first James Bond novel It would eventually pave the way for eleven other novels by Fleming himself in addition Live and Let Die 1954
3. Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series Moonraker 2 1955
4. Moonraker is the third Novel by British author Ian Fleming, based on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond, first published Diamonds Are Forever 1956
5. Diamonds Are Forever is the fourth novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series From Russia with Love 1957
6. From Russia with Love, published in 1957 is the fifth James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming and is considered to be one of the best in the series—the Dr. No 1958
7. Dr No (also Dr No and Doctor No This novel was inspired by Fleming's having read Sax Rohmer 's Fu Manchu stories Goldfinger 1959
8. Goldfinger is the seventh novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series For Your Eyes Only 3 1960
9. For Your Eyes Only is a collection of James Bond short stories by Ian Fleming. Thunderball 4 1961
10. Thunderball is the ninth novel by Ian Fleming based on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond. The Spy Who Loved Me5 1962
11. The Spy Who Loved Me is the tenth novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1963
12. On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the eleventh novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series You Only Live Twice 1964
13. You Only Live Twice is the twelfth novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series The Man with the Golden Gun 6 1965
14. The Man with the Golden Gun is the thirteenth Novel written by Ian Fleming, featuring the fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond. Octopussy and The Living Daylights 7 1966
Notes

1 First U. Octopussy and The Living Daylights (sometimes published as Octopussy) is the fourteenth and final James Bond book written by Ian Fleming S. paperback edition was retitled You Asked for It.

2 First U. S. paperback edition was retitled Too Hot to Handle.

3 Short story collection: (i) "From a View to a Kill," (ii) "For Your Eyes Only," (iii) "Risico," (iv) "Quantum of Solace", and (v) "The Hildebrand Rarity. "

4 Subject of a legal battle over story credit which led to the book's storyline also being credited to Kevin McClory and Jack Whittingham; see the controversy over Thunderball

5 Fleming gives co-author credit to "Vivienne Michel", the fictional heroine of the book; Fleming refused to allow a paperback edition to be published in the UK, but one was eventually published after his death. Kevin O'Donovan McClory ( 8 June 1926 - 20 November 2006) was an Irish Screenwriter, producer, and Jack Whittingham ( 1910 - July 3, 1972) was a British Playwright, Film critic, and Screenwriter. Thunderball is the ninth novel by Ian Fleming based on the fictional British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond. His agreement with Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman only allowed the use of the title for a movie.

6 For years, it has been alleged that William Plomer, and/or others, completed this novel as Fleming died before a finished manuscript was created. William Charles Franklyn Plomer (he pronounced the surname as ploomer) (1903–1973 was a South African author known as a novelist poet and literary editor Many Fleming biographers dispute this; see the controversy over The Man With The Golden Gun. The Man with the Golden Gun is the thirteenth Novel written by Ian Fleming, featuring the fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond.

7 Posthumously compiled short story collection. Originally published with two stories: (i) "Octopussy" and (ii) "The Living Daylights". The 1967 paperback edition's title was shortened to Octopussy and a third story, "The Property of a Lady", increased its page count. In the 1990s, the collection's longer, original title was restored, and with the 2002 edition, the story, "007 in New York" (originally published in some editions of Thrilling Cities (see below) was added.

Children's story

Non-fiction

Unfinished/unpublished works

Biographies

Biographical films

References

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  2. ^ Eleanor and Dennis Pelrine, Ian Fleming: Man with the Golden Pen (Toronto: Swan Publishing, 1966)
  3. ^ Richard Gant, Ian Fleming: Man with the Golden Pen (London: Mayflower-Dell, 1966)
  4. ^ Progress in Human Geography - Sign In Page
  5. ^ Ivar Bryce. You Only Live Once (London: Weldenfeld and Nicolson, 1975)
  6. ^ John Pearson, The Life of Ian Fleming (London: Jonathan Cape, 1966)
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  8. ^ Eric Walters (2002). Camp X. Puffin Canada, 229. ISBN 0-14-131328-5.  
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Preceded by
Created		 James Bond writer
1953–1966		 Succeeded by
Kingsley Amis
(writing as Robert Markham)


Persondata
NAME Fleming, Ian Lancaster
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION English author and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Mayfair, London
DATE OF DEATH August 12, 1964
PLACE OF DEATH Canterbury, Kent

James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Sir Kingsley William Amis, CBE ( April 16, 1922 &ndash October 22, 1995) was an English Novelist, Robert Markham is a Pseudonym created by Glidrose Publications in the mid-1960s An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Mayfair is an area of central London, England, within the City of Westminster. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format
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