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On May 28, 1908, Ian Fleming, creator of the James Bond who’s become the stuff of spy dreams and the focus of a lucrative international franchise, was born.
Born in London, Fleming served as a lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy during World War II, acting as personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence, overseeing a commando unit (Commando 30, aka 30 Assault Unit or 30AU, which collected enemy intelligence items and documents), and conceiving Operation Goldeneye (a plan to maintain communication with and control of the Straits of Gibraltar - the gateway to the Mediterranean - in the event that the Axis powers took control of them or Spain, then uncommitted, sided with the Axis).
Fleming published his first spy novel, Casino Royale, in 1953. It was followed by 13 other Bond books, the last of which, Octopussy and the Living Daylights, was published in 1966. President John F. Kennedy called From Russia With Love one of his favorite books.
Fleming also wrote the children’s book Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang, which has been turned into a legendary (according to this author and all her friends) movie, starring Dick van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes.
Fleming died in 1961.
For more info: Ian Fleming Publications Ltd.
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