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This article is about the spy series in general. For the character, see James Bond (character). For film series, see James Bond (film series). For other uses, see James
Bond (disambiguation).
James Bond
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James Bond 007
is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming,who
featured him in twelvenovelsand twoshort storycollections.
The character has also been used in the longest running and most financially successful English languagefilmfranchiseto date, starting in 1962 with
.
After Fleming's death in 1964, subsequent James Bond novels were written byKingsleyAmis(asRobert Markham
),John Pearson,John Gardner ,Raymond Bensonand
Sebastian Faulks. Moreover,Christopher Woodnovelised two screenplays, Charlie
Higsonwrote a series on a young James Bond while other writers have authored
unofficial versions of the character .
, was released on 31 October 2008 (UK).
In addition therehas been anAmerican televisionadaptationand two independent feature productions.
Apart from movies and television, James Bond has also been adapted for many other media, including radio plays,comic stripsandvideo games.
TheEON Productionsfilms are generally termed as "official" films originating with the purchase of the James Bond film rights by producer Harry Saltzman in the late 1950s.
Creation and inspiration
Main articles: James Bond (character) and Inspirations for James Bond
The Ace of Spies
). He was created in January 1952 byBritish journalist Ian Fleming while on holiday at hisJamaican estate, Goldeneye. The
hero, James Bond, was named after an American ornithologist,a Caribbeanbird expert
and author of the definitive field guide book
Fleming, a keen birdwatcher ,had a copy of Bond'sfield guideat Goldeneye. Of the name, Fleming once
said in aReader's Digestinterview, "I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-soundingname I could find, 'James Bond' was much better than something more interesting, like'Peregrine Carruthers.' Exotic things would happen to and around him, but he would be aneutral figure — an anonymous, blunt instrument wielded by a governmentdepartment."
Nevertheless, news sources speculated about realspiesor other covert agents after whom
James Bond might have been modeled or named, such asSidney Reillyor William
Stephenson, best-known by his wartime intelligence codename of Intrepid. Although theyare similar to Bond, Fleming confirmed none as the source figure, nor didIan FlemingPublicationsnor any of Fleming's biographers, such asJohn Pearsonor Andrew Lycett.
James Bond's parents are Andrew Bond, aScotsman, and Monique Delacroix, fromCanton deVaud,Switzerland. Their nationalities were established in
Fleming emphasised Bond's Scottish heritage in admiration of SeanConnery's cinematic portrayal, whereas Bond's mother is named after a Swiss fiancée of Fleming's. A planned, but unwritten, novel would have portrayed Bond's mother as aScot. Ian Fleming was a member of a prominent Scottish bankingfamily.
In hisfictional biography of secret agent 007, John Pearson gave Bond's birth date as 11 November (Armistice Day) 1920 (The beginning of the film "For Your Eyes Only" giveshis wife's birth date as 1943. This seemingly assumes Bond to be younger than Pearsonclaimed). There is a reference to Bond's age in Fleming's
You Only Live Twice
, whenTanaka tells him he was born in the Year of the Rat (1924/25 or even 1912/13). In thenovel
Bond's family motto is found to be "Orbis nonsufficit" ("The world is not enough"). The novel also states that the family that used thismotto may not necessarily be the same Bond family from which James Bond came.
Hoagy Carmichael —another James Bond model.
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